New York, NY, October 11, 2001 - Knight Ridder Digital, a leader in local information on the Web and operator of the Real Cities Network, announced today an agreement with Healthology, Inc., the leading online health content producer and distributor of streaming video webcasts, to distribute Healthology's award winning streaming video and physician authored articles to Knight Ridder Digital's Real Cities™ sites.

Knight Ridder Digital's Real Cities is the pre-eminent national network of local destinations on the World Wide Web. Real Cities links the best of locally produced city Web sites into one easily accessible, nationwide network. Now in 55 markets, the network maintains leading positions in 15 of the top 25 and half of the top 50 U.S. media markets. Real Cities sites, including Philly.com, TwinCities.com, Kentucky.com, Miami.com and Kansas.com will incorporate Healthology articles and videos into their health channels, offering visitors a complete multimedia health experience. Users will have access to physician-produced medical, surgical, and health-related content through streaming video webcasts and feature articles, pertaining to relevant Real Cities "health tracks." Healthology's content library includes nearly 1000 video webcasts, ranging from specific medical conditions, to wellness, nutrition, and fitness topics.

"We are extremely pleased to offer Healthology's streaming and text content as part of our health offering," stated Dan Finnigan, president of Knight Ridder Digital. "Healthology's credible content nicely complements our current offerings, and will offer our users the most comprehensive multimedia health experience online."

About Knight Ridder Digital

Knight Ridder Digital creates innovative online services and comprehensive local content to help consumers make the most of their experiences on the Internet. Knight Ridder Digital is the Internet subsidiary of Knight Ridder and is the founder and operator of Real Cities, a premier national network of city and regional Web sites.
For more information, please visit www.knightridderdigital.com

About Healthology

Healthology, Inc., is a privately held New York-based media company. Healthology develops high quality text, broadcast and webcast health programming utilizing an extensive network of physicians across the country. Healthology distributes its original content throughout the online community via a network of the web's most highly trafficked portals, ISPs, and media/newspaper, health and community sites using proprietary co-branding and re-branding technology. For more information, please visit www.healthology.com.