San Jose Mercury News
Some quotes from
Pete Carey's interview with Knight Ridder CEO
Tony Ridder:
* "I was just stunned when I heard they were selling San Jose and Contra Costa, and Monterey, too."
* "I was feeling pretty good, and then, out of the blue, selling 12 of the papers."
* "I think you'll see a fair amount of interest in buying these newspapers. Knight Ridder is a big bite. Once you start splitting them up, a lot of people can afford to buy them."
* "Oh yeah, I'm not going to go away. I really care about this place [San Jose]."
More from the Mercury News:
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MediaNews said to be interested in Mercury News, Contra Costa Times
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McClatchy's basically getting rid of Knight Ridder's union newspapers
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Portfolio manager applauds McClatchy's decision to dump 12 papers
