Lee Enterprises Presentation Will Be Webcast

December 4, 2003

DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2003--Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), will provide an audio webcast of its presentation Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Credit Suisse First Boston Media Week conference in New York.

The 30-minute presentation, followed by questions, is scheduled to begin at 9:40 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Instructions for accessing the webcast will be posted at www.lee.net. Replays will be available at www.lee.net beginning Wednesday.

Lee's speakers will be Mary Junck, chairman and chief executive officer; Kevin Mowbray, vice president - sales & marketing; and Carl Schmidt, vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer.

The presentation will include a review of Lee's fiscal 2003 results and forward-looking information about fiscal 2004. Text and key slides will be posted at www.lee.net after the presentation.

Lee Enterprises is based in Davenport, Iowa, and is the premier publisher of daily newspapers in midsize markets. Lee owns 38 daily newspapers and a joint interest in six others, along with associated online services. Lee also publishes nearly 200 weekly newspapers, shoppers and classified and specialty publications. Lee 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, Incorporated, Davenport
             Dan Hayes, 563-383-2163
             dan.hayes@lee.net

    SOURCE: Lee Enterprises, Incorporated