Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2012	Mar. 27, 2011
REVENUES-NET:
Advertising	$ 209,764	$ 225,113
Circulation	66,403	66,167
Other	12,134	12,454
Revenues , total	288,301	303,734
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Compensation	112,649	124,357
Newsprint, supplements and printing expenses	34,339	35,376
Depreciation and amortization	30,741	31,231
Other operating expenses	82,597	92,315
Operating expenses, total	260,326	283,279
OPERATING INCOME	27,975	20,455
NON-OPERATING (EXPENSES) INCOME:
Interest expense	(42,477)	(40,947)
Interest income	14	21
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	4,433	(1,265)
Equity income in unconsolidated companies, net	6,018	3,172
Other - net	38	66
Non-operating (expenses) income, Total	(31,974)	(38,953)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX BENEFIT	(3,999)	(18,498)
INCOME TAX BENEFIT	(1,912)	(16,536)
NET LOSS	(2,087)	(1,962)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX:
Unamortized gain/prior service credit	1,590	600
Other comprehensive income (loss) related to investment in unconsolidated companies	(585)	626
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	1,005	1,226
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	$ (1,082)	$ (736)
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic	$ (0.02)	$ (0.02)
Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.02)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES:
Basic	85,494	85,036
Diluted	85,494	85,036