"CN8 Presents: Candidates on Demand" will be promoted extensively through
various broadcast , online and cable box messaging initiatives.
"Scripps television stations place a high priority on providing vibrant
forums for public discourse during election campaigns," Peterson said.m.

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About COMCAST
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast
Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), the nation's leading provider of cable,
entertainment and communications products and services.S.

Shop at Home Network, the company's television retailing subsidiary , which
markets a growing range of consumer goods directly to television viewers and
visitors to the Shop At Home Web site, shopathometv.

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next menu choice is "CN8 Originals" and the final menu choice is "Candidates
on Demand.tv) has quickly become one of the
nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television
networks -- serving 7.
* WXYZ-TV in Detroit ran 20 five-minute free airtime segments during the
7 p.

Bill Peterson, senior vice president /broadcast for Scripps, said that
based on the interest raised by Democracy 2004, the company has decided to
sponsor a similar initiative during the 2006 election campaigns. News coverage
was developed through an interactive process with local citizens and
citizen groups.

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CN8 , led by its Emmy Award-winning political director, Lynn Doyle,
will cover the action leading up to and through Election Night, and Comcast
Digital Cable customers will be able to access exclusive interviews with the
candidates any time and as often as they would like, thanks to Comcast's Video
On Demand interactive platform.
The free airtime was made available as part of the company 's Democracy
2004 project, a public discourse initiative that was created to enhance the
political process in communities served by the nine network-affiliated Scripps
stations.m.W.com, fineliving . Scripps Networks
programming can be seen in 86 countries.com. United Media is
the worldwide licensing and syndication home of Peanuts, Dilbert and about 150
other features and characters.

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These
special five-minute discussions will examine the candidates' campaigns,
platforms and positions on a host of policies.
"Voters need information to choose wisely," said Richard R. 27. and 8 p.;
KSHB -TV, Kansas City, Mo.

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Lynn Doyle, CN8's political director and host/executive producer of "It 's
Your Call with Lynn Doyle" will oversee the Network's extensive coverage
leading up to and through Election Night. CN8 has been nominated for 241
regional Emmy Awards.m.

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We're proud to have provided some of the most in-
depth coverage from Campaign 2004, and are excited to continue the tradition
with this important gubernatorial race. The Candidates on Demand
program is particularly useful to the voters of New Jersey, as it promises to
allow the candidates to describe their policies toward the major issues facing
the state in their own words, in a format that most voters should find easily
accessible."
All interviews and election-related specials can be accessed through the
ON DEMAND menu in both the "News and World" and "Get Local" categories. The
division is based in Oaks , PA, and employs more than 13,000 professionals. The debate
aired statewide on ABC affiliates , C-Span and National Public Radio
affiliated radio stations.

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(Logo: http://www. ON DEMAND content will feature in-depth campaign
interviews with the leading candidates of the New Jersey Gubernatorial Race,
including Senator Jon Corzine and Doug Forrester, among others. CN8 will offer comprehensive, in-
depth Election Night coverage on Tuesday, November 8 beginning at 7:00 PM/ET
as "CN8 News" goes live to campaign headquarters and the New Jersey polls to
track candidate and voter reactions.
"CN8 has the unique ability and flexibility to report on news that other
networks simply miss," added Michael Doyle.2 million customers in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut , Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
The Eastern Division also founded and manages CN8, The Comcast Network, one of
the nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television
networks , serving more than 7 million cable homes on the East Coast. Scripps Company's
broadcast television station group made 1,682 minutes of free airtime
available to 198 candidates for local, state and federal offices during the
2004 election campaigns.
* KNXV-TV in Phoenix aired an innovative segment in which candidates in
two hotly contested local races answered questions directly from
members of a family who had identified themselves as undecided voters.5 hours of airtime between the hours of
7 p. in
the 30 days preceding the general elections. All of the company 's media businesses provide content and
advertising services via the Internet.

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Comcast and CN8 to Provide Extensive Coverage and Exclusive Interviews ON
DEMAND and Live On-Air

UNION, N. This
innovative use of ON DEMAND was first used for last year's hotly -contested
Colorado Senate race, and has been expanded for the New Jersey race for
Governor." Each candidate's interview will be listed by name. newscast. Senate
Democratic primary debate which was aired statewide on all Florida NBC
stations.

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Comcast and CN8 the Comcast Network Present 'Candidates on Demand' Featuring High-Profile New Jersey Gubernatorial Race

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Scripps Networks, including the company's growing portfolio of popular
lifestyle television networks.com,
HGTV.S.

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CN8 will also air the 30-minute interviews with Senator Corzine and
Forrester as special half-hour broadcasts, back-to-back on Friday, October 28,
from 9:00-10:00 PM/ET.

About CN8
CN8, The Comcast Network (http://www.m. Senate
candidates that featured questions from the live studio audience."
As part of the Democracy 2004 project, Scripps stations provided five
minutes of free airtime to candidates nightly between 5 p.

* Priority clearance in public service announcement inventories for "get
out the vote" announcements during the 30-day period prior to the
primary and general elections .

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"By combining and leveraging our Digital
Cable platform, ON DEMAND, CN8, and Newsmakers assets , we are able to provide
customers and viewers with unprecedented access to a high-visibility race with
a wide range of issues and implications.
Beginning Monday, October 3, interviews with eight of the New Jersey
gubernatorial candidates will be available ON DEMAND, including segments with
Senator Jon Corzine, Doug Forrester, Hector Castillo, Jeffrey Pawlowski,
Michael Latigona, Constantino Rozzo , Edward Forchion and Matt Thieke. The
five-minute candidate interviews will also air on CNN Headline News as
"Comcast Newsmakers" segments at :24 past the hour, running 32 times in a two-
week period beginning Wednesday, October 26 through Tuesday, November 8, on
Comcast systems in New Jersey. Lau professor
of political science at Rutgers University, and director of the Walt Whitman
Center for the Study of Democracy at Rutgers. With 21.4 million high-speed Internet customers and 1.
Comcast's Eastern Division serves 5. 198 candidates nationwide took advantage of Democracy 2004 project

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* KJRH-TV in Tulsa, Okla.

* Editorial concentration by the Scripps stations on key local issues
during the 30 days leading up to the general election .
The Scripps television stations are concentrated in the top 50 U.

Scripps Newspapers , including daily and community newspapers in 19 markets
and the Washington-based Scripps Media Center , home to the Scripps Howard News
Service.) News Sentinel and the
Ventura County (Calif. Shop At Home reaches
about 54 million full-time equivalent U.

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W., hosted a 45-minute debate between U. "We
believe that making airtime available to responsible candidates is a
fundamental responsibility that we have as trusted stewards of the public
airwaves.; WMAR-TV, Baltimore; and KNXV-TV, Phoenix . households, including 5 million
households via five Scripps-owned Shop At Home affiliated television stations.

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ON DEMAND coverage of the Gubernatorial Race
will be available at no additional cost to digital customers beginning Monday,
October 3, and will remain accessible through Election Day, on Tuesday,
November 8.
Live CN8 coverage will be modified throughout the night should a concession or
declaration be made prior to 11:00 PM.1 million cable homes on the East Coast. WCPO also produced and aired
a debate between candidates for the U.; and KJRH-TV, Tulsa, Okla.

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"CN8 News" will then
return live at 10:00 PM/ET for up-to-the-minute coverage and election results .

The candidates for county sheriff and attorney general accepted an
invitation to be questioned at the family's home.m. The company
first offered candidates free airtime during the 2000 election campaigns. and 11:35 p. Scripps Networks Web sites include FoodNetwork.

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* Special programming such as town meetings and debates.com, DIYnetwork.) Star.

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"In the age of sound bite political campaigns, 'CN8 Presents: Candidates
on Demand' empowers voters with the information necessary to make an educated
vote," said Michael Doyle, president, Comcast Cable Eastern Division and
founder, CN8, The Comcast Network. Senator Corzine's interview will air again Sunday,
October 30, at 8:30 PM/ET and Doug Forrester's interview will also air Sunday,
November 6, at 8:30 PM/ET. "Anything that can make it
easier for citizens to find the information they need about the candidates
running in an election is a boon for democracy.5 million
cable customers , 7. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) is a diverse media concern with
interests in national lifestyle television networks, newspaper publishing,
broadcast television, television retailing, interactive media and licensing
and syndication.com.

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The station also produced and hosted the U.S.

Sites geared both towards voters and to political professionals are considered for review, but they should specifically address campaigns and elections conducted for national-level offices.

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Thirty-minute in-depth
interviews with the Democratic and Republican candidates, Senator Corzine and
Forrester, will also be available for viewing.cn8. The network
provides quality, locally produced programming in four main areas: live,
interactive television; regional news; entertainment; and coverage of high
school, college and professional sports. Highlights of the group's free airtime
coverage included:

* WCPO-TV in Cincinnati taped viewer questions that were addressed
directly to candidates in 13 races in the station's Ohio, Kentucky and
Indiana coverage area. The station also hosted four 30-minute issue-oriented
debates within its "Spotlight on the News" public affairs program .
* WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla., aired four debates between local and
state candidates totaling 3.
Participating in Democracy 2004 were the company's six ABC affiliated
stations, WXYZ -TV, Detroit; WCPO-TV, Cincinnati; WEWS-TV, Cleveland; WFTS-TV,
Tampa, Fla. Also participating were
the company's three NBC affiliated stations, WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach, Fla.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010815 /PHW029LOGO )
"CN8 Presents: Candidates on Demand" is an exclusive public service for
Comcast Digital subscribers in the region, enabling them to get the news they
want, when they want it.
Additionally , Comcast Digital Cable customers throughout most of New Jersey
will receive a cable box message announcing the interviews' availability ON
DEMAND.

Scripps TV Stations Made 1 682 Minutes of Airtime Available to Political Candidates

The stations also provided free
airtime as needed during the 30 days preceding primary elections.
Other key elements of Democracy 2004 included:

* Election -related content on Internet sites operated by the Scripps
stations, including candidate positions on issues, voter registration
information, information on the offices being sought and descriptions
of political jurisdictional boundaries. Links to candidate Web sites
also were included when available.
markets and reach about 10 percent of the nation's television households.

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2 million
voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development,
management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of
programming content.

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At 8:00 PM/ET, CN8's "Money Matters
Today" will examine campaign topics relating to personal finance. The Comcast Network is owned and operated by Comcast
Cable Communications, Inc. 20 through Oct.

Making free airtime available to political candidates was one of the
primary recommendations made in 2000 by the President 's Advisory Committee on
the Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters.
In addition to the broadcast television station group, Scripps is
organized into the following operating divisions. Scripps newspapers include the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, the
Commercial Appeal in Memphis, the Knoxville (Tenn.

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, Comcast casts its vote for political
awareness and education , providing customers and viewers throughout New Jersey
and the Greater Philadelphia area with unprecedented access to political
information about the candidates, platforms and policies impacting the Garden
State."
CN8 invited all certified candidates to tape "Newsmakers" segments.
"CN8 Presents: Candidates on Demand" will be produced entirely by CN8. At 9:00
PM/ET, "It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle" will feature a live panel discussion
debating the election's hottest topics including campaign finance and a
wealthy candidate's ability to serve the general public. "Political programming has been at
the heart of CN8 since its inception in 1996, and we are committed to
providing viewers with the local, regional, national news and analysis that
matters most to their lives.S.

United Media, a leading licensing and syndication company. Scripps Company
Broadcast Television Group
Democracy 2004
Results by Station

Station City Free airtime (minutes) Number of candidates
KJRH Tulsa 143 16
KNXV Phoenix 80 8
KSHB Kansas City 162 27
WCPO Cincinnati 135 27
WEWS Cleveland 85 17
WFTS Tampa Bay 190 38
WMAR Baltimore 70 14
WPTV West Palm Beach 297 26
WXYZ Detroit 520 25

Total 1 ,682 198

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Fifteen-second
promotional spots will air on both CN8 and other cross-channel cable networks
in the broadcast regions where the interviews will be available for viewing.

* A careful review of the context and accuracy of political
advertisements on television and the Internet.

About Scripps
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CN8
Newsmakers host, Joe Bisicchia, conducted each interview and asked candidates
different questions based on their stated positions on specific issues., a division of Comcast Corporation and the
country's leading cable and broadband services provider.
The free airtime was made available to the candidates in a variety of
formats and aired during regularly scheduled newscasts as well as special
Democracy 2004 public affairs programs. The five-minute question and answer segments
aired daily from Sept. Scripps Networks brands include Home + Garden
Television, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living, Great American Country
(GAC) and HGTVPro.com and gactv.

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