Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2011

The company’s investments include several that are accounted for under the equity method. Principal among these are the following:

		September 30,
	% Owned
ShopCo Holdings, LLC		12.50	%
Ponderay Newsprint Company		13.50	%
Pearl, LLC		16.20	%
Garnet Media		18.10	%
California Newspapers Partnership		19.49	%
Cozi		19.90	%
4INFO		23.25	%
Classified Ventures		23.60	%
QuadrantONE		25.00	%
Livestream		26.60	%
Homefinder.com		33.33	%
Topix		33.71	%
Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership		40.64	%
Detroit Weekend Direct		50.00	%
Tucson Newspaper Partnership		50.00	%

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available.

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