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Northwestern University's Media Management Center selects FluentMedia as supplier of media-industry news

(Chicago, IL, September 12, 2003) -- FluentMedia®, a content-licensing agency of Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB), has been chosen by the Media Management Center (MMC) at Northwestern University to supply news and commentary to MediaInfoCenter.org. The web site, sponsored as a public service by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, provides daily coverage of the publishing, broadcasting and interactive-media industries.

"We're pleased to be able to supply the users of our site with highly targeted information on the media industry from a wide range of premium sources," said John Lavine, Director of the MMC. "In FluentMedia, we have a content partner with deep reserves of news and analysis relevant to media professionals across the U.S. and around the world."

"The MMC site is a rich repository of important research and best-practices content," said John Twohey, General Manager of FluentMedia. "FluentMedia's robust daily news feeds complement in a significant way these invaluable industry resources."

Through its relationship with FluentMedia, MediaInfoCenter.org can now offer visitors up-to-the-minute media-related content from authoritative global sources. Included among these sources are media-industry trade publications such as; Daily Variety, Advertising Age, Broadcasting & Cable; The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, and more than 150 other daily newspapers. FluentMedia also provides the site with stock quotes for the top 100 U.S. media companies.

About the Media Management Center
MediaInfoCenter.org was developed and is managed by the Media Management Center at Northwestern University. The Media Management Center is affiliated with Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and its Medill School of Journalism. The Center conducts executive-education programs and research on the media's most pressing problems. The Center's executive-education programs include training for top executives in newspapers, magazines, cable and broadcast television. The Center also provides tailored programs for media companies. The Center's staff and faculty are comprised of scholars dedicated to the study and development of cutting-edge management practices in media companies.

About FluentMedia
FluentMedia (http://www.fluentmediainfo.com) is an electronic information service for the corporate market. The content-licensing venture uses advanced filtering technology to supply customized packages of news, commentary and analysis to corporate clients for use on their intranets, extranets and public marketing sites. Content is drawn from major newspapers, wire services, trade publications and other sources. FluentMedia is a content solution from Tribune Media Services (http://www.TMS.Tribune.com), a subsidiary of Tribune Company.

About Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services (TMS) is a leading domestic and international provider of information and entertainment products for print, electronic and on-air media. TMS distributes television and movie listings and related editorial content under the TMS and Zap2it brands; syndicates and licenses comics, features and opinion columns; creates and syndicates a variety of on-line information products; licenses editorial content from national periodicals; and manages national advertising networks. Through its Knight Ridder/Tribune partnership, TMS also markets news and features, information graphics and multimedia content. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Glens Falls, N.Y., Milwaukee, Toronto, London and Hong Kong. TMS is a subsidiary of Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB). For more information about TMS and its products and services, visit http://www.TMS.Tribune.com.

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