Freedom Interactive Announces a Wide-Ranging Redesign for All Newspaper and Television...

Freedom Interactive Announces a Wide-Ranging Redesign for All Newspaper and Television Web Sites

Consumer Study Drives Standards to Establish a New and Improved
Customer Experience for Freedom's National Network of Web Sites
IRVINE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Today, Freedom Interactive, a division of Freedom Communications,
announced the launch of a wide-ranging redesign project across all of
its television stations and newspaper Web sites across the country. As
part of an overall strategic initiative focusing on delivering a
superior online experience across all Freedom Web sites, the redesign
will offer superior navigation, enhanced functionality and improved
site speed as well as new products and services.

The goal of the new Web redesign is to establish a new standard
for excellence across Freedom's network of more than 40 Web sites by
improving site speed, streamlining navigation and enhancing the design
as well as adding new content and functionality.

The new site redesign project is in response to an extensive
program of consumer research to ensure that Freedom's new site
structure incorporates the highest standards of usability, navigation
and design while providing relevant news and information as well as
the products and services that consumers requested.

"We believe in super-serving our customers, so we asked for their
feedback, guidance and direction. By listening to our customers and
responding to their needs, we now offer easier and faster interaction
with the news and information our customers care about. We are
committed to continually improving our Web site experience based on
our customers' needs and preferences. We are confident that our new
redesign project will enhance our users' interaction across our
network of Web sites," said Michael Mathieu, Freedom Interactive's
President.

Overall improvements of the redesign project include: easy access
to the most popular news stories of the day, prominent breaking news
headlines, improved search functionality and design, a
state-of-the-art video experience, enhanced classifieds products, the
ability to create your own blogs, and share photos with the community.

About Freedom Communications

Freedom Communications, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is a
national privately owned information and entertainment company of
print publications, broadcast television stations and interactive
businesses. The company's portfolio includes 33 daily and 77 weekly
newspapers, including The Orange County Register, magazines and other
specialty publications, plus news, information and entertainment
websites to complement its print and broadcast properties. Freedom's
newspaper publications have a combined circulation of more than one
million subscribers. The eight broadcast stations--five CBS, three
ABC, and one CW network affiliates--reach more than 3.5 million
households across the country.

About Freedom Interactive

Freedom Interactive is a division of Freedom Communications--a
national, privately owned information and entertainment company
headquartered in Irvine, Calif. Freedom Interactive owns and operates
Web sites coast to coast, each offering up-to-the-minute breaking news
stories, extensive local content, and trusted local news coverage on
demand. The company's Web sites are associated with various Freedom
Communications media properties including over 100 newspapers and
magazines, such as The Orange County Register in Orange County,
Calif., and The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo., as well as eight
leading broadcast television stations.

Freedom Interactive
Linda Fisk, 949-399-5104
lfisk@freedom.com

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