UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 14A

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Knight Ridder issued the following press release:


ISS RECOMMENDS THAT KNIGHT RIDDER SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF PROPOSED MERGER
WITH MCCLATCHY

San Jose, California, June 8, 2006 - Knight Ridder, Inc. (NYSE: KRI) today
announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the nation's leading
independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that Knight-Ridder shareholders
vote FOR Knight Ridder's proposed merger with The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI)
at the company's annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on June 26,
2006.

As previously announced the board of directors of Knight Ridder approved a
definitive merger agreement with McClatchy under which McClatchy will acquire
all of Knight-Ridder's outstanding shares for the right to receive (1) 0.5118 of
a share of McClatchy Class A common stock and (2) $40.00 in cash for each share
of Knight Ridder common stock owned. The implied value of the stock
consideration will fluctuate as the market price of McClatchy common stock
fluctuates.

As the Company noted in its definitive proxy statement that it mailed to its
shareholders, the Board of Directors urges all shareholders to vote as soon as
possible so that your shares will be represented. A failure to vote will have
the same effect as voting against the approval of the merger. If you have
questions about the merger or if you need additional copies of the proxy
statement or proxy card, please contact D.F. King & Co., Inc. toll free at (800)
848-3416 or Innisfree M&A Incorporated toll free at (888) 750-5835.

Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) is one of the nation's leading providers of news,
information and advertising, in print and online. The company publishes 32 daily
newspapers in 29 U.S. markets, with a readership of 8.1 million daily and 11.5
million Sunday. It has Web sites in all of its markets and a variety of
investments in Internet and technology companies. It publishes a growing
portfolio of targeted publications and maintains investments in two newsprint
companies. The company's Internet operation, Knight Ridder Digital, develops and
manages the company's online properties. It is the founder and operator of Real
Cities (www.RealCities.com), the largest national network of city and regional
Web sites in more than 110 U.S. markets. Knight Ridder and Knight Ridder Digital
are headquartered in San Jose, Calif. (FR)

On May 10, 2006, McClatchy filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (Registration No. 333-133321) containing a final Prospectus/Proxy
Statement/Information Statement regarding the proposed transaction between
McClatchy and Knight Ridder. Investors and security holders of McClatchy and
Knight Ridder are urged to read the Prospectus/Proxy Statement/Information
Statement carefully because it contains important information about McClatchy,
Knight Ridder, the transaction and related matters. The Prospectus/Proxy
Statement/Information Statement is being mailed on or about May 15, 2006 to
stockholders of McClatchy and shareholders of Knight Ridder. Investors and
security holders can obtain additional free copies of the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus/Proxy Statement/Information Statement and other documents
filed with the SEC by McClatchy





and Knight Ridder through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In
addition, investors and security holders can obtain additional free copies of
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus/Proxy Statement/Information
Statement from McClatchy by contacting Investor Relations at www.mcclatchy.com,
by mail to 2100 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 or by telephone at 916-321-1846
or from Knight Ridder by contacting Investor Relations at www.knightridder.com,
by mail to Suite 1500, 50 W. San Fernando St., San Jose, CA 95113 or by
telephone at 408-938-7838.

McClatchy and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Knight
Ridder in connection with the proposed transaction between McClatchy and Knight
Ridder. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and
executive officers in the transaction described herein is included in the
Prospectus/Proxy Statement/Information Statement described above. Additional
information regarding these directors and executive officers is also included in
McClatchy's proxy statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which
was filed with the SEC on or about March 29, 2006. This document is available
free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov and from McClatchy by
contacting Investor Relations at www.mcclatchy.com, by mail to 2100 Q Street,
Sacramento, CA 95816 or by telephone at 916-321-1846.

Knight Ridder and its directors and executive officers also may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Knight
Ridder in connection with the proposed transaction between McClatchy and Knight
Ridder. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and
executive officers in the proposed transaction between McClatchy and Knight
Ridder and additional information regarding these directors and executive
officers is included in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement/Information Statement
described above, which also serves as Knight Ridder's proxy statement for its
2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and was filed by Knight Ridder on May 11,
2006. This document is available free of charge at the SEC's web site at
www.sec.gov and from Knight Ridder by contacting Investor Relations at
www.knightridder.com, by mail to Suite 1500, 50 W. San Fernando St., San Jose,
CA 95113 or by telephone at 408-938-7838.