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Key Metrics
March 2007
  CTI
(unduplicated)
chicagotribune metromix ChicagoSports
Unique Visitors* 2,910,000 2,073,000 459,000 254,000
Visits 16,706,157 12,270,619 1,681,537 2,754,001
Page Views 88,745,269 63,039,271 13,264,774 12,441,224
Avg. Pgs./UV n/a 12 11 13
Avg. Min./UV n/a 20.11 10.93 20.42

Source: * Nielsen//NetRatings March 2007, Omniture March 2007 (Metrics are for all users and are not limited to Chicagoland)
^ Insufficient sample size for Metromix and ChicagoSports.com in Nielsen, Omniture does not report on CTI Rolled Up Avg Pages and Min per Visitor

• CTI as a whole were flat in their unique visitors vs. YA (March '06 UVs = 2,907K).

• According to Nielsen, CT.com UVs compared to YA were slightly down. Due to the insufficient Nielsen sample sizes for MMX and CS.com, we are unable to conclusively determine the change in UVs compared to YA. However, when looking at internal data (non-audited) we see the increases for CT.com, MMX and CS.com as +29%, +13%, and +14% respectively. (source: Omniture March 2006 & 2007)

• Compared to other news sites (specifically suntimes vs. ct.com) we "out-engage" the competition on average by 8 more pages viewed per visitor and almost 3x more min spent on the site per visitor than suntimes.com. (source: ComScore Local March 2007)

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Local Chicagoland Reach
Local News % Reach
Chicago Tribune Sites (Combined) 16.8%
chicagotribune.com 16.8%
suntimes.com 9.7%
dailyherald.com 4.6%
nbc5.com 6.6%
abc7chicago.com 6.3%
cbs2chicago.com 3.6%
dailysouthtown.com 2.7%
pioneerlocal.com 1.2
chicagobusiness.com 0.8
myfoxchicago.com* n/a
Source: ComScore Media Metrix, Local Chicago DMA, March 2007
* Sites are too small to be tracked by ComScore on a Local Level.

• Chicago Tribune continues to be the top local news site in the Chicagoland area reaching just about 17% of the Chicagoland DMA. CTI as a whole is just below 27% reach in Chicago.

• Metromix reaches almost 5.7% of the market within the entertainment category. Additional sites looked at, but too small: Planet99, Yelp, Sheckys, BeepCentral, Gapers Block, and TimeOut Chicago.

• ChicagoSports.com holds 1.4% reach in the market.

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Demographics

Demographic data based on Nielsen NetRatings National Audience Panel, which is a syndicated audience measurement service for the Internet.

• The demographics for CTI sites combined or looked at on an individual basis are detailed below.

• In March we skewed 2/3 male for CTI as well as for CT.com specifically. Metromix is more of an even split with their M/F ratio, while ChicagoSports continues to be dominated by males.

• CTI readers are educated with 83% attending at least some college.

• Execs/Managers and Professionals continue to comprise a large number of our readers (54%). Additionally, 79% of the CTI audience earns over $50K and 44% earns over $100K.

CTI
Age: 18-34 years old 30% 25-54 years old 74%
Gender: Male 64% Female 36%
Education: Bachelor's degree 32% Post Graduate 38%
Household Income: $75K-99,999 23% $100K-149,999 36%
chicagotribune
Age: 18-34 years old 34% 25-54 years old 78%
Gender: Male 66% Female 34%
Education: Bachelor's degree 23% Post Graduate 45%
Household Income: $75K-99,999 20% $100K-149,999 33%
metromix.com
Age: 18-34 years old 27% 25-54 years old 79%
Gender: Male 46% Female 54%
Education: Bachelor's degree 40% Post Graduate 19%
Household Income: $75K-99,999 24% $100K-149,999 20%
ChicagoSports.com
Age: 18-34 years old 10% 25-54 years old 64%
Gender: Male 75% Female 25%
Education: Bachelor's degree 17% Post Graduate 35%
Household Income: $75K-99,999 15% $100K-149,999 39%
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