News Release

Angie Cunningham
Communications Manager
Phone: (212) 856-6387
E-mail: acunningham@nnnlp.com
Web site: www.nnnlp.com
September 11, 2003

TWO SENIOR EXECUTIVES APPOINTED AT NEWSPAPER NATIONAL NEWORK
MARY ELLEN HOLDEN NAMED SVP MARKETING
JERRY FRAGETTI NAMED SVP MEDIA AND OPERATIONS

New York -- Mary Ellen Holden, 46, has been named Senior Vice President of Marketing and Jerry Fragetti, 54, has been named Senior Vice President of Media and Operations for the Newspaper National Network, LP, Jason E. Klein, NNN President and CEO announced today.

"I'm thrilled to add two media industry veterans to NNN's senior executive team," said Klein. Both positions are new.

Mary Ellen Holden is a cable industry veteran whose experience included positions as Senior Vice President of Marketing at USA Network, Vice President of Marketing at MSNBC, and Vice President, Consumer Products/New Business Promotions at Nickelodeon. Most recently, Mary Ellen has been consulting for Discovery Networks on strategic media partnerships.

"Mary Ellen brings an exceptional marketing background to the NNN, particularly in cable network marketing," said Klein. "Her immediate assignment will be to take the reigns for NNN's relaunch beginning in October."

"This is a great opportunity to expand the market presence of NNN and help continue its exceptional sales growth," said Holden.

Holden graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Hobart/William Smith College and a master's degree in Human Resources Management from Columbia University.

Jerry Fragetti has 25 years of experience at News Corporation where his roles included Executive Vice President of New America's FSI Division, CFO of the New York Post, and CFO and General Manager positions with Murdoch Magazines and News America's In-Store Division. He was also COO/CFO at Talk Magazine and COO at Internet Tradeline. Fragetti's responsibilities include NNN's newspaper relations, media operations, and strategic alliances.

"I am extremely delighted to join the Newspaper National Network," said Fragetti. "I look forward to working more closely with our newspaper partners to broaden our product offerings."

"Jerry has deep experience in newspapers, operations, and the internet. He has exactly the kind of experience we had been looking for," said Klein.

Fragetti has a B.B.A., Accounting from Bernard Baruch College, New York, NY.

About NNN

NNN is a for-profit, limited liability partnership whose ownership includes virtually all of the largest US newspaper publishers and the Newspaper Association of America (www.naa.org). Its 23 newspaper company shareholders are as follows: Tribune Co. (TRB), Knight Ridder (KRI), Advance Publications Inc., Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI), The New York Times Co. (NYT), Hearst Newspapers, The Washington Post Co. (WPO), The McClatchy Co. (MNI), The Chicago Sun-Times, Belo (BLC), Cox Newspapers, The Seattle Times Co., Journal Sentinel Inc., The San Diego Union-Tribune, Orange County Register, Pulitzer Inc. (PTZ), E.W. Scripps (SSP), The St. Petersburg Times, The Buffalo News, MediaNews Group Inc., Media General Inc. (MEG), Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Omaha World-Herald.

NNN is the primary sales and marketing arm for the newspaper industry for key national categories of advertising. NNN plans, places, and services multi-market newspaper campaigns. NNN offers a premium service model, and its client base is restricted to advertisers in selected national categories where TV, magazines and other media receive 90% or more of category advertising spending such as packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, technology, and household products. NNN is headquartered in New York with offices in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco. More information about NNN can be found at www.nnnlp.com.