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EXHIBIT 10.7
 
 Amendment Agreement
 W I T N E S S E T H




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Defined Terms
 Amendment to Second Paragraph
  The Singleton Family Revocable
Trust
    
    
    254,858.9900
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockThe Singleton Family Irrevocable
Trust
    
    
    786,426.5100
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockJoseph J. Lodovic, IV
    
    
    58,199.0000
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockJean L. Scudder, Individually
    
    
    185,817.3750
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockCharles Scudder, Individually
    
    
    260,321.3750
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockJean L. Scudder, as Trustee for
Kurt Miller and Gabriel Difani
under The Scudder Family 1987
Trust
    
    
    123,743.7450
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockJean L. Scudder, as Trustee for
Benjamin Fulmer and Nina Fulmer
under The Jean L. Scudder
Irrevocable Trust
    
    
    74,504.0000
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockElizabeth H. Difani, Individually
    
    
    86,773.7917
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockElizabeth H. Difani, as Trustee
for Chipeta Difani Irrevocable
Trust, The Katya Difani
Irrevocable Trust and The Miguel
Difani Irrevocable Trust
    
    
    132,299.6658
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common StockCarolyn Miller, Individually
    
    
    59,275.1825
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common Stock




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Carolyn Miller, as Trustee for
the Jennifer Miller Irrevocable
Trust and the Katherine Miller
Irrevocable Trust
    
    
    118,550.3650
    
    
    Shares of Class A
Common Stock
  Amendment to Section 3.01
  Amendment to Section 7.02
 Negative Covenants
 (a)
    
    Declare and pay any dividends on its common stock;(b)
    
    Purchase or redeem any of its capital stock (other than
pursuant to MNGs Career RSU Plan or agreements approved by all directors then
serving on MNGs Board of Directors (or on any committee of the Board of
Directors appointed to consider such action with the approval of all directors
then serving on MNGs Board of Directors), excluding any director that has
recused him or herself from voting on the particular action);(c)
    
    Adopt annual capital or annual operating budgets;(d)
    
    Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, acquire any subsidiary, or liquidate or dissolve itself, or
merge or




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consolidate, or cause or permit any subsidiary to be merged or
consolidated, with any corporation (other than another subsidiary of MNG), or
enter into any transaction under which any class of its stock would be
acquired or the stock of any subsidiary would be sold, or sell, lease,
encumber, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any substantial part
of its assets or those of any subsidiary(other than to another subsidiary of
MNG), or amend its
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or permit any subsidiary to issue
capital stock to any person other than MNG (or its subsidiaries) or elect
any directors of any subsidiary;(e)
    
    Issue equity securities of MNG, or securities of a class
convertible into equity securities of MNG, or incur obligations of MNG to
issue additional equity securities;(f)
    
    Increase the aggregate borrowing capacity of MNG and its
subsidiaries by more than $10 million in any fiscal year under its bank credit
facilities;(g)
    
    Enter into or acquiesce in any agreement which limits or
restricts the rights of MNG or any of the parties to this Agreement to comply
with the provisions of this Agreement; or(h)
    
    Replace or discharge the chief executive officer of MNG.
 Amendment to Section 8.06
  Amendment to Section 8.07
  Approval of MNG Career RSU Plan
 Continuing Effect; No Other Amendments




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Effect of Amendment
 Governing Law
 Counterparts
  MEDIANEWS GROUP, INC.By:
    
    /s/ W. Dean SingletonW. Dean Singleton, Vice Chairman,Chief Executive Officer and PresidentTHE SINGLETON FAMILY VOTING TRUST FOR MEDIANEWS GROUP, INC.By:
    
    /s/ Howell E. Begle, Jr.Howell E. Begle, Jr., TrusteeTHE SINGLETON FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ Howell E. Begle, Jr.Howell E. Begle, Jr., TrusteeBy:
    
    /s/ Patricia RobinsonPatricia Robinson, Trustee




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THE SINGLETON FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ William Dean SingletonWilliam Dean Singleton, TrusteeBy:
    
    /s/ Howell E. Begle, Jr.Howell E. Begle, Jr., Trustee/s/ Joseph J. Lodovic, IVJoseph J. Lodovic, IV, IndividuallyTHE SCUDDER FAMILY VOTING TRUST FOR MEDIANEWS GROUP, INC.By:
    
    /s/ Jean L. ScudderJean L. Scudder, TrusteeTHE JEAN L. SCUDDER IRREVOCABLE TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ Jean L. ScudderJean L. Scudder, TrusteeTHE SCUDDER FAMILY 1987 TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ Jean L. ScudderJean L. Scudder, Trustee/s/ Jean L. ScudderJean L. Scudder, Individually/s/ Charles ScudderCharles Scudder, Individually/s/ Carolyn MillerCarolyn Miller, Individually




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THE JENNIFER MILLER IRREVOCABLE TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ Carolyn MillerCarolyn Miller, TrusteeTHE KATHERINE MILLER IRREVOCABLE TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ Carolyn MillerCarolyn Miller, TrusteeTHE MIGUEL DIFANI IRREVOCABLE TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ Elizabeth H. DifaniElizabeth H. Difani, TrusteeTHE CHIPETA DIFANI IRREVOCABLE TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ Elizabeth H. DifaniElizabeth H. Difani, TrusteeTHE KATYA DIFANI IRREVOCABLE TRUSTBy:
    
    /s/ Elizabeth H. DifaniElizabeth H. Difani, Trustee/s/ Elizabeth H. DifaniElizabeth H. Difani, Individually