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Knight Ridder

American media company
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Knight Ridder

Summary

Knight Ridder is a publishing house[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Knight Ridder received the George Polk Award[3].
  • Knight Ridder's image is recorded as Knight Ridder HQ.jpg[4].
  • Knight Ridder's instance of is recorded as publishing house[5].
  • Knight Ridder's founder is recorded as John S. Knight[6].
  • Knight Ridder's founder is recorded as James L. Knight[7].
  • Knight Ridder's founder is recorded as Herman Ridder[8].
  • Knight Ridder's logo image is recorded as Knight Ridder logo.gif[9].
  • Knight Ridder's headquarters location is recorded as San Jose[10].
  • Knight Ridder's Commons category is recorded as Knight Ridder[11].
  • Knight Ridder's industry is recorded as mass media[12].
  • +1974-07-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Knight Ridder[13].
  • Knight Ridder was dissolved in +2006-06-27T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Knight Ridder's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p1hn[15].
  • Knight Ridder's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Knight Ridder[16].
  • Knight Ridder's product or material produced is recorded as newspaper[17].
  • Knight Ridder's replaces is recorded as The McClatchy Company[18].
  • Knight Ridder's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Knight-Ridder-Inc[19].
  • Knight Ridder's Quora topic ID is recorded as Knight-Ridder[20].
  • Knight Ridder's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Knight-Ridder[21].
  • Knight Ridder's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 42084[22].

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Founding

Founders include John S. Knight[6], James L. Knight[7], and Herman Ridder[8]. +1974-07-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Knight Ridder[13].

Operations

Knight Ridder's headquarters location is recorded as San Jose[10].

Industry

Knight Ridder's industry is recorded as mass media[12].

Ownership

Knight Ridder's product or material produced is recorded as newspaper[17].

Recognition

Knight Ridder received the George Polk Award[3].

Dissolution

Knight Ridder was dissolved in +2006-06-27T00:00:00Z[14].

Why It Matters

Knight Ridder ranks in the top 5% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did Knight Ridder receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award[3].

Related Entities

mass media newspaper publishing house

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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