Knight Ridder
The Knight Ridder building in San Jose, California. | |
| Industry | Mass media |
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| Founded | July 11, 1974 |
| Founder | |
| Defunct | June 27, 2006 (31 years, 11 months and 16 days) |
| Fate | Purchased by The McClatchy Company |
| Successor | The McClatchy Company |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Newspapers |
Knight Ridder /ˈrɪdər/ was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. It was bought by McClatchy on June 27, 2006, allowing the latter to become the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States at the time, with 32 daily newspaper brands sold. Its headquarters were located in San Jose, California.