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, it’s hard to argue with the x’s and o’s of Knight Ridder’s 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. It’s 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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