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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                        Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-30994 and Form S-8 No. 33- 32526) pertaining to the Employee
Savings and Investment Plan and Long-Term Incentive Plan of A. H. Belo
Corporation of our report dated January 26, 1995, except for Note 13, as to
which the date is February 1, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of A. H. Belo Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1994.



                                                  /S/ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Dallas, Texas
March 10, 1995
