Exhibit Index

Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF KNIGHT-RIDDER, INC.

|Company Name                            | State of Incorporation
|--------------------------------------- | ----------------------
|Aberdeen News Company                   | Delaware              
|Aboard Publishing, Inc.                 | Florida               
|The Beacon Journal Publishing Company   | Ohio                  
|Belleville News-Democrat                | *                     
|Belton Publishing Company, Inc.         | Missouri              
|Biscayne Bay Publishing, Inc.           | Florida               
|The Bradenton Herald, Inc.              | Florida               
|Cass County Publishing Company, Inc.    | Missouri              
|Circom Corporation                      | Pennsylvania          
|Consumer & Community Publishing, Inc.   | Delaware              
|Contra Costa Newspapers, Inc.           | California            
|Cypress Media, Inc.                     | New York              
|Cypress Media, LLC                      | Delaware              
|Dagren, Inc.                            | Florida               
|Detroit Free Press, Incorporated        | Michigan              
|Double A Publishing, Inc.               | Florida               
|Duluth News-Tribune & Herald            | *                     
|Fort Worth Star-Telegram                | *                     
|The Gables Publishing Company, Inc.     | Florida               
|Grand Forks Herald, Incorporated        | Delaware              
|Gulf Publishing Company, Inc.           | Mississippi           
|Hills Publications, Inc.                | California            
|HLB Newspapers, Inc.                    | Missouri              
|Kansas City Star                        | *                     
|Keltatim Publishing Company, Inc.       | Kansas                
|Keynoter Publishing Company, Inc.       | Florida               
|Knight News Services, Inc.              | Michigan              
|The Knight Publishing Co.               | 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              
|KR Land Holding Corporation             | 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              
|LEXHL Ltd. Partnership                  | Kentucky              
|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              
|The Miami Herald Publishing Company     | *                     



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|The Monterey County Herald                        | *             
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|Monterey Newspapers, Inc.                         | Colorado      
|News Publishing Company                           | Indiana       
|Nittany Printing and Publishing Company           | Pennsylvania  
|Nor-Tex   Publishing, Inc.                        | Texas         
|Northwest Publications, Inc.                      | Delaware      
|Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.                     | Pennsylvania  
|Phillytech, Inc.                                  | Pennsylvania  
|ProMedia Publishing Company                       | Delaware      
|Quad County Publishing, Inc.                      | Illinois      
|Richwood, Inc.                                    | Florida       
|Runways Pub., Inc.                                | Delaware      
|The R.W. Page Corporation                         | Georgia       
|Saint Paul Pioneer Press                          | *             
|San Jose Mercury News, Inc.                       | California    
|San Luis Obispo Telegraph-Tribune                 | *             
|Star-Telegram Operating, Ltd.                     | Texas         
|The State-Record Company, Inc.                    | Delaware      
|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        
|Wilkes-Barre Times Leader                         | *             

*  The entity listed is a division, not a legal entity.