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DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2006--Live audio webcasts will be available for presentations by Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), at analyst forums Dec. 5 and 6 in New York.

Lee is scheduled to present at the Credit Suisse Media and Telecom Week Conference on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 2:10 p.m. CST, and at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 8 a.m. CST. Access to the live webcasts and replays will be available at www.lee.net.

Lee's speakers will be Mary Junck, chairman and chief executive officer; Greg Schermer, vice president for interactive media; and Carl Schmidt, vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. The presentation will include a review of Lee's fiscal 2006 results and forward-looking information about fiscal 2007. Text and illustrations will be posted at www.lee.net after the presentation.

Lee Enterprises is a premier publisher of local news, information and advertising in primarily midsize markets, with 51 daily newspapers and a joint interest in five others, rapidly growing online sites and more than 300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications in 23 states. Lee's newspapers have circulation of 1.6 million daily and 1.9 million Sunday, reaching more than four million readers daily. Lee's online sites reach more than three million users, and Lee's weekly publications have distribution of more than 4.5 million households. Lee's newspaper markets include St. Louis, Mo.; Lincoln, Neb.; Madison, Wis.; Davenport, Iowa; Billings, Mont.; Bloomington, Ill.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Napa, Calif. Lee is based in Davenport, Iowa, and its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE. For more information about Lee Enterprises, please visit www.lee.net.

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