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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.4(4)


                              AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

         This Amendment and Waiver Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into
effective as of August 5, 1994 by and between A. H. Belo Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and The Sanwa Bank Limited, Dallas
Agency (the "Bank").

         WHEREAS, the Guarantor executed that certain Guaranty dated as of June
2, 1987 in favor of the Bank (the "Guaranty") in connection with that certain
Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement dated as of June 2, 1987 between
the Bank and Dallas-Fort Worth Suburban Newspapers, Inc.;

         WHEREAS, effective as of August 5, 1994, the Guarantor terminated that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 27, 1988 among the Guarantor and
certain banks (the "1988 Agreement") and entered into that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of August 5, 1994 among the Guarantor and certain banks (the
"1994 Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the Guarantor has requested the Bank to amend Section 7(f) of
the Guaranty to provide that the covenants, including applicable defined terms,
contained in the 1994 Agreement shall be effective with respect to the Guaranty
in accordance with the terms hereof;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.       Section 7(f) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

                 (f)  Compliance with Certain Covenants.  Comply with each of
         the covenants contained in Article 6 of that certain Credit Agreement
         dated as of August 5, 1994, among the Guarantor, as borrower, Citicorp
         Securities, Inc., as syndication agent, The First National Bank of
         Chicago, as administrative agent, and Texas Commerce Bank National
         Association, as documentation agent, and certain other banks, attached
         hereto as Exhibit A (said Agreement, as it may hereafter be amended or
         waived from time to time, being the "1994 Agreement").  Such covenants
         contained in the 1994 Agreement are incorporated herein by reference
         the same as if stated verbatim herein (including, where pertinent, the
         definitions of defined terms used in such incorporated covenants), it
         being understood that no material amendment or waiver with respect to
         such covenants contained in the 1994 Agreement shall be effective with
         respect to this Guaranty unless both (x) Guarantor shall give the Bank
         written notice of such amendment or waiver and (y) the Bank shall not
         object thereto by notifying Guarantor in writing within ten (10) days
         of Guarantor's notice to the Bank.  Guarantor agrees that such
         covenants contained in the 1994 Agreement will remain applicable and
         effective for purposes of this Guaranty even after the 1994 Agreement
         has been terminated.
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2.       From and after the effective date hereof, each reference in the
Guaranty, as amended, to the 1994 Agreement shall be deemed to mean the 1994
Agreement as the same may be hereafter amended or modified by any amendment or
waiver to the 1994 Agreement that becomes effective with respect to the
Guaranty pursuant to Section 7(f) thereof.

3.       The Guaranty, as amended or modified hereby, shall remain in full
force and effect and is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all
respects.

4.       This Agreement shall not be deemed to (a) be a waiver of or a consent
to the modification of or deviation from any other term or condition of the
Guaranty or any of the other instruments or agreements referred to therein, or
(b) prejudice any other right or rights which the Bank may now have or may have
in the future under or in connection with the Guaranty or any of the other
instruments, agreements or documents referred to therein.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed on the 26 day of September, 1994, to be effective as of the
date first above written.

                                        A. H. BELO CORPORATION


                                        By: /s/ VICKY C. TEHERANI
                                        Title: VP & TREASURER
                                         


                                        THE SANWA BANK LIMITED,
                                        DALLAS AGENCY

                                        By: /s/ ROSS S. SMITH
                                        Title: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
                                              
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                                   EXHIBIT A

                                 (See Attached)
