FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, July 27, 2001

Logan Named Editor of the Morning News in Florence

FLORENCE, S.C. — The Morning News, Media General's daily newspaper in Florence, S.C., has named Harry L. Logan as regional editor of its daily and weekly publications in eastern South Carolina.

Logan most recently served as deputy managing editor of The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C. He began his newspaper career in 1970 as a reporter at The Columbia Record and moved up to city editor before becoming assistant managing editor of The State newspaper in 1980.

"Harry brings a great deal of experience and energy to the Morning News," said Michael J. Miller, vice president and publisher of the newspaper and its affiliated weeklies. "His knowledge of the region and proven leadership will help us bring our newspapers closer to the communities they serve. I am delighted that Harry is joining us."

Logan's appointment as regional editor of Media General's South Carolina newspapers will become effective Aug. 13.

About Media General
Media General is an independent, publicly owned communications company situated primarily in the Southeast with interests in newspapers, television stations, interactive media and diversified information services. The company's publishing assets include The Tampa Tribune, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Winston-Salem Journal and 22 other daily newspapers in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina, as well as nearly 100 other periodicals and a 20 percent interest in The Denver Post. Media General's 26 network-affiliated television stations reach more than 30 percent of the television households in the Southeast, and nearly 8 percent of those in the United States. The company's extensive interactive media offerings include more than 50 online enterprises. Media General also has a 33 percent interest in SP Newsprint Co., which operates newsprint mills in Dublin, Ga., and Newberg, Ore.