What the media says about us
Real Cities Web sites are often first in the number of online visits in their local area.
- Los Angeles Times
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Knight Ridder['s]
Real Cities ... is a model for other newspapers.
- Merrill Lynch Media Analyst Lauren Rich Fine
in Business Week
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Perhaps the most dramatic reaction to the Internet has been made by Knight Ridder...
- Publishers Auxiliary
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Knight Ridder is once again at the forefront of Internet publishing.
- The Seybold Report
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Knight Ridder Digital is ahead of the adoption curve
and others will follow in its footsteps.
- The Seybold Report
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Knight Ridder Digital
[has] developed a strategy of linking local newspapers to online portals called RealCities.com, which analysts are very excited about.
- WorldlyInvestor.com
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Given how rapidly the tides can shift on the Web, its hard to argue with the xs and os of Knight Ridders new game plan. If properly managed, a smaller, stand-alone division [Knight Ridder Digital] can more quickly adapt to changing technologies and online fads.
- Columnist James Ledbetter in the Columbia Journalism Review
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The bottom line on 1999 for newspapers is that the Internet has gone from a negative to a positive. Its reaffirming the role of newspapers
and the franchise value
that newspapers have.
- Morgan Stanley Analyst Douglas Arthur
in The New York Times
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For some, the Internet is very much a pure opportunity.
Knight Ridder is in fact, grouping its Internet ventures and investments into a separately managed reporting unit named Knight Ridder Digital.
- Barrington Research Associates
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Most magazines and newspapers have stumbled when moving from ink to pixels, but a new breed of online publisher is emerging with fresh techniques to connect sellers to buyers
. Newspaper chain Knight Ridder
is melding editorial content with marketing tools.
- Interactive Week
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Knight Ridder has been a leader in newspaper online ventures. In 1997, it established the first network of local newspaper Web sites, Real Cities.
- Media Week
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[Knight Ridder], long a pioneer in online publishing, operates more than 45 Web sites, and has a staff of more than 400 focused on online content, sales, technology and classified advertising.
- Reuters
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The [Knight Ridder] newspapers have the best brand names in their local markets and it's hard to create brand names.
- Credit Suisse First Boston
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Knight Ridder knows newspapers
. Knight Ridder also knows the Net: Early on, the company launched Web sites for many of its online properties, experimenting with online content and paving the way for many newspapers to come
. Many can thank projects like the Mercury Center.
- Salon.com
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The Kelsey Group acknowledges there are real advantages to Real Cities' approach. We put a high premium on Real Cities' efforts to bring regional relevance to an all-too-global medium. Genuine efforts to use the Web to reach local audiences have just begun and Real Cities is a leader in this direction.
- The Kelsey Group
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Knight Ridder New Media's decision to post local news items on the sites of a city guide competitor [AOL Digital City] signals a sea change in the company's distribution strategy
. Real Cities could become the trusted brand for local news and headlines.
- The Digital Edge
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Newspaper publisher Knight Ridder Thursday announced a major Internet initiative in which it will launch a series of regional Web sites aggregating local news, information, commerce and entertainment content
. Its new sites incorporate some of that cutting-edge Internet technology, including software that small merchants can use to set up on online store.
- Reuters
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