Lee Enterprises Presentation Will Be Webcast; Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. EDT - 8 a.m. CDT

June 14, 2002

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jun 14, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A presentation by Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), at the Mid-Year Media Review in New York City will be webcast Tuesday, June 18, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Instructions for accessing the one-hour presentation will be posted at www.lee.net. To hear it live and view the materials, please connect at least 15 minutes ahead of time. Replays of the webcast will be available at www.lee.net for two weeks.

Lee's speakers will be Mary Junck, chairman and chief executive officer; Michael Phelps, vice president for sales and marketing; and Carl Schmidt, vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer.

Lee Enterprises owns 38 daily newspapers and a joint interest in seven others. Lee also owns more than 175 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.

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