1 ------ FORM 4 ------ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [ ] Check box if no longer WASHINGTON, DC 20549 subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(1)|2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6. Relationship of Reporting Person | | to Issuer (Check all applicable) Maloney James V | Pulitzer Inc. (PTZ) | Director 10% Owner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----- ----- (Last) (First) (Middle) |3. IRS Identification | 4. Statement for | X Officer (give title below) | Number of | Month/Year | ----- | Reporting Person, | | Other (specify below) | if an Entity | | ----- 900 North Tucker Boulevard | (Voluntary) | 07/2001 | Corporate Secretary -----------------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------- (Street) | | 5. If Amendment, |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing | | Date of Original | (Check applicable line) | | (Month/Year) | X Form Filed by One Reporting Person St. Louis MO 63101 | | | -- -----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Form Filed by More than One (City) (State) (Zip) | | -- Reporting Person | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Security |2. Transaction| 3. Transaction|4. Securities Acquired (A)| 5. Amount of|6. Owner- |7. Nature (Instr. 3) | Date | Code | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship | of | | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Beneficially| Form: | Indirect | | | | Owned at End| Direct | Bene- | |---------------|--------------------------| of Month | (D) or | ficial | | | | | (A) | | (Instr. 3 | Indirect | Owner- | (Month/Day/ | | | | or | | and 4) | (I) | ship | Year) | Code | V | Amount | (D) | Price | |(Instr. 4)|(Instr. 4) --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- Common Stock, $.01 par value | 07/10/2001 | A | V | 32 | A | $44.880 | 1,372 (1) | D | --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------|------|----------|-------------|--------- |--------- | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER. 2

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