Lee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Board of Directors of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 19 cents per share. The dividend is payable July 1, 2008, to stockholders of record of both the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of June 2, 2008. Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) is a premier publisher of local news, information and advertising in primarily midsize markets, with 50 daily newspapers and a joint interest in four others, rapidly growing online sites and more than 300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications in 23 states. Lee’s newspapers have circulation of 1.6 million daily and 1.9 million Sunday, reaching more than four million readers daily. Lee’s online sites attract 12 million unique visitors monthly, and Lee’s weekly publications have distribution of more than 4.5 million households. Lee’s other newspaper markets include St. Louis, Mo.; Lincoln, Neb.; Madison, Wis.; Davenport, Iowa; Billings, Mont.; Bloomington, Ill.; and Tucson, Ariz. For more information about Lee, please visit www.lee.net.