Exhibit 21



SUBSIDIARIES OF KNIGHT-RIDDER, INC.



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|Company Name                              |  | State of Incorporation
|Aberdeen News Company                     |  | Delaware              
|Aboard Publishing, Inc.                   |  | Florida               
|The Beacon Journal Publishing Company     |  | Ohio                  
|Belton Publishing Company, Inc.           |  | Missouri              
|Biscayne Bay Publishing, Inc.             |  | Florida               
|The Bradenton Herald, Inc.                |  | Florida               
|Cass County Publishing Company, Inc.      |  | Missouri              
|The Charlotte Observer Publishing Company |  | Delaware              
|Circom Corporation                        |  | Pennsylvania          
|Columbia State, Inc.                      |  | Delaware              
|Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Inc.            |  | Georgia               
|Consumer & Community Publishing, Inc.     |  | Delaware              
|Contra Costa Newspapers, Inc.             |  | California            
|Cypress Media, Inc.                       |  | New York              
|Dagren, Inc.                              |  | Florida               
|Detroit Free Press, Incorporated          |  | Michigan              
|Double A Publishing, Inc.                 |  | Florida               
|The Gables Publishing Company, Inc.       |  | Florida               
|Grand Forks Herald, Incorporated          |  | Delaware              
|Gulf Publishing Company, Inc.             |  | Mississippi           
|Hills Publications, Inc.                  |  | California            
|HLB Newspapers, Inc.                      |  | Missouri              
|Keltatim Publishing Company, Inc.         |  | Kansas                
|Keynoter Publishing Company, Inc.         |  | Florida               
|Knight Ridder News Services, Inc.         |  | Michigan              
|Knight Ridder Community Newspapers, Inc.  |  | Delaware              
|Knight Ridder Digital                     |  | Delaware              
|Knight-Ridder International, Inc.         |  | Delaware              
|Knight-Ridder Investment Company          |  | Delaware              
|Knight-Ridder Leasing Company             |  | Florida               
|Knight-Ridder Newspaper Sales, Inc.       |  | New York              
|Knight Ridder Resources, Inc.             |  | Florida               
|Knight-Ridder Shared Services, Inc.       |  | Florida               
|Knight Ridder Sales, Inc.                 |  | Delaware              
|Knight Ridder Targeted Publications, Inc. |  | Delaware              
|KR Net Ventures, Inc.                     |  | Delaware              
|KR Newsprint Company                      |  | Florida               
|KR U.S.A., Inc                            |  | Delaware              
|KR Video, Inc.                            |  | Delaware              
|KRI Property, Inc.                        |  | Florida               
|Lees Summit Journal, Inc.                |  | Missouri              
|Lexington H-L Services, Inc.              |  | Kentucky              
|Lexington Press Inc.                      |  | Kentucky              
|The Macon Telegraph Publishing Company    |  | Georgia               
|Mail Advertising Corporation of Abilene   |  | Texas                 
|Marketplace Advertising, Inc.             |  | Pennsylvania          
|MediaStream, Inc.                         |  | Delaware              
|Monterey Newspapers, Inc.                 |  | Colorado              
|News Publishing Company                   |  | Indiana               
|Nittany Printing and Publishing Company   |  | Pennsylvania          
|Nor-Tex Publishing, Inc.                  |  | Texas                 
|Northwest Publications, Inc.              |  | Delaware              





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|Company Name                                      |  | State of Incorporation
|Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.                     |  | Pennsylvania          
|Phillytech, Inc.                                  |  | Pennsylvania          
|ProMedia Publishing Company                       |  | Delaware              
|Quad County Publishing, Inc.                      |  | Illinois              
|Richwood, Inc.                                    |  | Florida               
|Runways Pub., Inc.                                |  | Delaware              
|San Jose Mercury News, Inc.                       |  | California            
|Sun Publishing Company, Inc.                      |  | South Carolina        
|Tallahassee Democrat, Inc.                        |  | Florida               
|Tribune Newsprint Company                         |  | Utah                  
|Twin Cities Newspaper Services, Inc.              |  | Minnesota             
|Twin Cities Shopper, Inc.                         |  | Delaware              
|Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Inc. |  | Kansas                



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