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Merging of News Media:
In 1974, the Knight and Ridder newspaper groups merged to become one of the largest newspaper chains in the nation. John S. Knight founded a newspaper group that began with the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal. The sons of publisher Herman Ridder built their chain through investing in a group of dailies. Knight Ridder was sold to the McClatchy Co. in 2006. |