In Unusual Agreement, 'Post-Dispatch' Will Remain 'Liberal' Under New Owner 'Liberal' Under Lee

In Unusual Agreement, 'Post-Dispatch' Will Remain 'Liberal' Under New Owner 'Liberal' Under Lee

When Lee Enterprises Inc. agreed to purchase Pulitzer Inc. for $1.46 billion, it also agreed that the flagship St. Louis Post-Dispatch will keep its longstanding liberal editorial slant for at least the next five years, according to the purchase agreement mailed to Pulitzer shareholders Friday.

"For a period of at least five years following the Effective Time, Parent (Lee Enterprises) will cause the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to maintain its current name and editorial page platform statement and to maintain its news and editorial headquarters in the City of St. Louis, Missouri," the agreement states.

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