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Who are the Knight brothers and what is their connection to journalism?

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Who are the Knight brothers and what is their connection to journalism?

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• John S. (“Jack”) Knight and James L. (“Jim”) Knight founded the Knight Newspapers. The company merged with Ridder Publications and became Knight-Ridder Newspapers in 1974, which until 2006 was Knight Ridder Inc. John S. Knight died in 1981 and James L. Knight died in 1991. Knight Ridder Inc. was purchased by the McClatchy Co. • The foundation is their legacy to communities where they had newspaper operations up through 1991 and to the profession of journalism worldwide. • Knight Foundation is and always has been private and independent of Knight Ridder.