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DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jun 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- An audio webcast will be available for a presentation by Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), June 21 at the Mid-Year Media Review in New York City.

The 45-minute presentation is scheduled for 8 a.m. Central Daylight Time, 9 a.m. Eastern. Access to the live webcast 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 strategies and performance, and will include forward-looking information. Text and illustrations will be posted at www.lee.net after the presentation.

The Mid-Year Media Review is hosted for the industry and investment community by the Newspaper Association of America.

Lee Enterprises is a premier publisher of newspapers in midsize markets, with 52 dailies and a joint interest in six others, a rapidly growing online business and more than 300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications in 23 states. Lee's newspapers have circulation of 1.7 million daily and 1.9 million Sunday, reaching more than four million readers daily. Lee's newspaper online sites reach more than two million users, and Lee's weekly publications have distribution of more than 4.5 million households. Lee's newspapers include such diverse markets as Napa, Calif.; Bloomington, Ill.; Billings, Mont.; Madison, Wis.; and St. Louis, Mo. 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.

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Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises, Davenport
Dan Hayes, 563-383-2100
dan.hayes@lee.net