**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                    |
| 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       | *                          |
| The Monterey County Herald                | *                          |
| Monterey Newspapers, Inc.                 | Colorado                   |
| News Publishing Company                   | Indiana                    |
| Nittany Printing and Publishing Company   | Pennsylvania               |
| Nor-Tex Publishing, Inc.                  | Texas                      |

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| Northwest Publications, Inc.                      | Delaware       |
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| The Observer Transportation Company               | North Carolina |
| Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.                     | Pennsylvania   |
| Phillytech, Inc.                                  | Pennsylvania   |
| ProMedia Publishing Company                       | Delaware       |
| Quad County Publishing, Inc.                      | Illinois       |
| Richwood, Inc.                                    | Florida        |
| Ridder Publications, Inc.                         | Delaware       |
| Runways Pub., Inc.                                | Delaware       |
| The R.W. Page Corporation                         | Georgia        |
| Sales Results, Inc.                               | Illinois       |
| St. 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                         | *              |

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

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