FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2004

CONTACT: Heather Nagel- Doughtie
Morris DigitalWorks
706-823-3580
heather.nagel@morris.com

MediaNews Group, Inc. launches www.thegalleryofhomes.net powered by mdReal Estate

Augusta, Ga. - Morris DigitalWorks, the online division of Morris Communications Co., LLC, and MediaNews Group, Inc. announced today the deployment of Morris' mdReal Estate product across multiple MediaNews Group newspapers. The Lowell Sun, The Sentinel & Enterprise, The 1590 Broadcaster and six weekly newspapers of Nashoba Publishing are applying the new technology to a new Web site, www.thegalleryofhomes.net.

"This new site has been specifically designed to serve our community as the local Real Estate marketplace online," says Andrea Mendes, Interactive Media Manager for The Lowell Sun. "Morris' technology gives us the ability to offer brokers and agents significant new opportunities to reach local consumers in a powerful way."

mdReal Estate is a comprehensive online platform built for media companies that supports Real Estate classifications including: homes for sale, new homes, commercial properties, land for sale, FSBOs (for sale by owner), and apartments for rent. mdReal Estate is designed to meet the needs of realtors, brokers, buyers, and staffs managing the site.

MediaNews Group, Inc. is the nation's seventh-largest newspaper company, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. MediaNews Group and its affiliated companies publish 50 daily newspapers and 115 non-daily publications in 12 states, with daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.1 million and 2.4 million respectively. In addition, MediaNews Group owns a CBS affiliate in Anchorage Alaska and four radio stations in Texas. MediaNews Group maintains 74 websites for its daily newspapers and an umbrella website, www.NewsChoice.com.

Morris DigitalWorks (MDW), the online division of Morris Communications Co., LLC, provides tools, technologies, consulting and Web development services to Morris newspapers and external clients. For more information, visit www.morrisdigitalworks.com.

Morris Communications Co., LLC is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, and computer services. For more information, please visit www.morris.com.