PRESSLINK NAMES MARTUCCI DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING

Executive-Level Addition Readies Knight-Ridder's On-Line Division for New
Growth; Upgrades to Service

Reston, VA -- October 19, 1994 -- PressLink, the world's pioneer of on-line
news and informational graphics services for media professionals, today
announced the appointment of Michael V. Martucci to the new position of
Director of Sales and Marketing. Martucci will report to PressLink
President Richard Cates.

"Today I am proud to report that within 30 days, users will begin to enjoy
the benefits of a recent, concentrated effort to improve the PressLink
service," said Cates, "Mike's technology marketing skills will allow us to
deliver this new and better PressLink to the broadest possible
marketplace. In addition, Mike is committed to renewed marketing and
service efforts that will bring PressLink closer to its customers. We're
excited to have him come on board."

One of Martucci's first missions will be to provide full marketing support
for the company at the nation's premier magazine publishing conference and
trade show, FOLIO, where PressLink will introduce and demonstrate the
first in a series of service upgrades. FOLIO is scheduled for October 31
through November 4 at Manhattan's New York Hilton.

As Marketing VP at TelePad Corporation, Martucci engineered a "field force
solutions" marketing strategy that established the hand-held computer
manufacturer as a provider to several Fortune 500 companies. His long-term
marketing leadership at Apple Computer's Federal Systems Group was marked
by precedent-setting campaigns, including a central role in Presidential
Inagural Ceremonies.

Martucci holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science
in Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He lives with his
wife and daughter in Centreville, VA.

PressLink was founded in 1991 to provide media professionals with instant
access to photos, graphics and text from the world's most popular news
organizations and image archives. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Knight-Ridder, Inc. (NYSE: KRI), the second-largest newspaper group in
the United States. News, advertising and information from Knight-Ridder
reaches more than 100 million people, worldwide, on a daily basis.
Knight-Ridder stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange, the Tokyo Stock
Exchange, and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

PressLink headquarters are located at 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,
VA 22091-5302. Telephone 703/758-1740. Fax 703/758-8368.

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