Lee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Dividend

May 16, 2002
DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 16, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per share. The dividend is payable on July 1, 2002, to stockholders of record of both the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of June 3, 2002.

Lee Enterprises is based in Davenport, Iowa. It owns 38 daily newspapers and a joint interest in seven others. Lee also owns nearly 200 weekly newspapers, shoppers and classified and specialty publications, along with associated online services. Its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE. More information about Lee Enterprises is available at www.lee.net.

CONTACT:          Lee Enterprises, Davenport
                  Dan Hayes, 563/383-2163
                  dan.hayes@lee.net

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