Stories exclusive to The Miami Herald (www.herald.com) and el Nuevo Herald (www.elherald.com) include:

A groundbreaking April poll revealing the ever widening split in opinions over Eli·n.

An interview with Sister Jeanne OžLaughlin in which she explained her change of neutral stance regarding the case.

A profile of great-uncle L·zaro Gonz·lez, the leading figure of Eli·nžs Miami relatives.

The sites also have been the first to translate court documents regarding Eli·n Gonz·lez into Spanish. These documents are available at www.elherald.com, el Nuevo Heraldžs site.

After reading the stories on Miami.com, visitors can click through to the newspaper sites and view additional stories, excerpts of court rulings, affidavits, a chronology, opinion columns and letters concerning the case.

Online Managing Editor, Jeordan Legon said, "Our site traffic has been rising steadily since November. Thatžs because wežre updating the story constantly throughout the day and night. This has helped us to be the premiere source of news on the Eli·n case, not only for Miami residents, but also for site visitors worldwide."

The Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald have posted as many as 14 stories a day. Reporters are constantly updating these stories since he was rescued. Page views on elherald.com and herald.com have increased by approximately 50 percent.

"Eli·nžs story has focused worldwide attention on Miami, and Web users have discovered that Miami.com is the place to stay informed about this community," said Janine Warner, Director of Miami.com. "Wežve worked around the clock to keep the site updated and have attracted record traffic as a result."

The Miami.com hub provides users with breaking news and information in addition to: Miami related business, travel, health and sports channels, video commentary and interviews, Latin American news, shopping, classifieds, entertainment, community publishing, links to more than 30 statewide media affiliates and partners, Miami Herald and el Herald news archives, restaurant and movie listings, search capabilities and other online offerings. Miami.com is the exclusive online outlet for the news content of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald.

About Real Cities:

Miami.com is part of KnightRidder.comžs Real Cities national Web network. Real Cities is a national network of 36 regional information hubs. KnightRidder.com operates and manages the emerging national network of Real Cities. Real Cities partners include: E.W. Scripps, Central Newspapers, A.H. Belo Corporation and Macromedia, Inc. Among its member Web sites are: Miami.com, BayArea.com, DFW.com, Indy.com, KansasCity.com, Kentucky.com, Ohio.com, PhoenixAZ.com, TwinCities.com and soon-to-be debuted, NorthJersey.com. KnightRidder.com is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the heart of Silicon Valley. KnightRidder.com is an independent business unit of Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI), the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States.

Press contacts:

Jeordan Legon Miami.com 305-376-4733 Email: jlegon@herald.com

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