NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2009--GateHouse Media and The New York Times Company, parent of The Boston Globe and Boston.com, announced today that they have reached a settlement in the case of GateHouse Media Massachusetts I, Inc. v. The New York Times Company.

Under the terms of the settlement, neither party paid damages or admitted any wrongdoing. A copy of the agreement can be found at: http://nytco.com/press/index.html or http://investors.gatehousemedia.com/releases.cfm

GateHouse Media, Inc. (OTC: GHSE), headquartered in Fairport, New York, is one of the largest publishers of locally based print and online media in the United States as measured by its 92 daily publications. GateHouse Media currently serves local audiences of more than 10 million per week across 21 states through hundreds of community publications and local websites.

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2007 revenues of $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

    CONTACT: For GateHouse Media:
             Media: Kirk Davis, 617-786-7018
             Investors: Mark Maring, 585-598-6874
             or
             For The New York Times Company
             Catherine J. Mathis, 212-556-1981; mathis@nytimes.com
             Abbe Serphos, 212-556-4425; serphos@nytimes.com
             This press release can be downloaded from
             www.nytco.comand www.gatehousemedia.com

    Source: The New York Times Company