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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS Meeting Information
Meeting Type:		Annual
For holders as of:		February 25, 2011
Date: April 28, 2011 Time: 11:00 AM EDT
Location:	Richmond Newspapers Production Facility 8460 Times-Dispatch Boulevard Mechanicsville, VA

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		Voting Item


		THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED BELOW
						ELECTION OF CLASS A DIRECTORS:

						NOMINEES: 01) Scott D. Anthony 02) Dennis J. FitzSimons 03) Carl S. Thigpen


		Voting Items


		Item 1.		ELECTION OF CLASS B DIRECTORS: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
				A VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED BELOW: NOMINEES:
				01) O. Reid Ashe, Jr. 02) J. Stewart Bryan III 03) Diana F. Cantor 04) Marshall N. Morton 05) Thompson L. Rankin 06) Rodney A. Smolla 07) Coleman Wortham III
		Item 2.		THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2011.
		Item 3.		THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE TO APPROVE: The Board’s advisory resolution on executive compensation.
		Item 4.		THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ONE YEAR: To approve holding an advisory vote on executive compensation every year (as opposed to every two years or every three years).