under the direction of its new owner, Knight-Ridder This much is incorrect. K-R owned the Mercury-News from 1952[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight

under the direction of its new owner, Knight-Ridder This much is incorrect. K-R owned the Mercury-News from 1952[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Ridder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Ridder