Knight Ridder
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Knight Ridder was a major American media company best known for owning and operating a large chain of newspapers across the United States before its acquisition by The McClatchy Company in 2006.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knight Ridder canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | media company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | The McClatchy Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | June 2006 ⓘ |
| acquisitionPrice | approximately $4.5 billion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateNumberOfEmployees | around 2005 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2006 ⓘ |
| fate | acquired and dissolved ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Herman Ridder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James L. Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ John S. Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Miami, Florida
NERFINISHED
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San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersMovedFrom | Miami, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| industry |
mass media
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newspapers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| merger | merger of Knight Newspapers and Ridder Publications ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coverage critical of pre-Iraq War intelligence
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investigative journalism ⓘ large chain of daily newspapers in the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployees | approximately 32,000 ⓘ |
| owned |
Akron Beacon Journal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biloxi Sun Herald NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlotte Observer NERFINISHED ⓘ Contra Costa Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Free Press NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Worth Star-Telegram NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas City Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Ridder Digital NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexington Herald-Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach Press-Telegram NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami Herald NERFINISHED ⓘ RealCities network NERFINISHED ⓘ San Jose Mercury News NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Paul Pioneer Press NERFINISHED ⓘ The News & Observer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Philadelphia Inquirer NERFINISHED ⓘ The State (Columbia, South Carolina) NERFINISHED ⓘ newspapers in more than 30 U.S. markets ⓘ |
| parentCompanyOf | Knight Ridder Digital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Knight Newspapers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ridder Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stockExchange | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | KRI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.