~~FORM~~OMB 4APPROVAL ~~(CONTINUED)~~OMB TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Derivative | 2. Conver- |3. Trans- |4. Trans- |5. Number of |6. Date Exer- |7. Title and Amount |8. Price Security | sion or | action | action | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | of (Instr. 3) | Exercise | Date | Code | Securities Ac- | Expiration | Securities | Deriv- | Price of | (Month/ | (Instr. 8)| quired (A) or | Date | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ative | Deriv- | Day/ | | Disposed of (D)| (Month/Day/ | | Secur- | ative | Year) | | (Instr. 3, 4, | Year) | | ity | Security | | | and 5) | | | (Instr. 5) | | | | |-------------------------------------| | | | | |Date |Expira- | | Amount or | | | |-------------------------------|Exer- |tion | Title | Number of | | | | Code |V | (A) |(D) |cisable|Date | | Shares | ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------ Stock Option | | | | | | | 05/15/| 05/15/ | Common | | (Right to buy) | $51.78 |05/15/2002| A(1) | | 3,000 | | 2003 | 2012 | Stock, | 3,000 | $51.78 | | | | | | | (1) | |$.01 par| | (1) | | | | | | | | | value | | ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------ | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------ | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------ | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------ | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------ | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------ | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Number of | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Derivative | of Derivative | Indirect Securities | Securities | Beneficial Beneficially | Beneficially | Ownership Owned at End | owned at end | (Instr. 4) of Month | of month | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------ 3,000 | D | ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------ | | ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------ | | ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------ | | ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------ | | ------------------|------------------------|------------------------------ | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation of Responses: ~~(1) TABLE II~~3235-0287 ~~ITEM 4, ITEM 6, AND ITEM 8~~Expires: AnJanuary ~~option to purchase 3~~31,~~000~~ ~~shares~~2005 ofEstimated ~~Common~~average ~~Stock~~burdenhours ~~was~~per ~~granted to Ronald H~~response. ~~Ridgway, as a non-employee director, on May 15, 2002, the day following the Company's annual meeting of stockholders~~. ~~The option becomes exercisable in full at the annual meeting of the Company's stockholders next following the date as of which the option is granted~~. ~~At this time, the next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders has not been scheduled, but is expected to occur in May of 2003~~0. SEE ATTACHED POWER-OF-ATTORNEY /s/ James V. Maloney June 7, 2002 ----------------------------- ------------ James V. Maloney Date Attorney-in-Fact Signature of Reporting Person** 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). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 45

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Name and Address of Reporting
Person* (Last, First, Middle)

Issuer Name and Ticker or
Trading Symbol

I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

Ridgway, Ronald H.

Pulitzer Inc. (PTZ)

900 North Tucker Boulevard

Statement for Month/Day/Year

If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

11/4/2002

(Street)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)

Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)

St. Louis, MO 63101

(City) (State) (Zip)

Director

10% Owner

Form filed by One Reporting Person

Officer (give title below)

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Other (specify below)

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).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)

2a.

Deemed Execution
Date, if any.
(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transactions(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)

Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock, $.01 par value

11/4/2002

12,000

$39.875

Common Stock, $.01 par value

11/5/2002

12,000

$46.0243

6,341

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Title of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 3)

Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security

Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)

3a.

Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

(A)

(D)

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$39.875

11/4/2002

12,000

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

Price of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)

Number of Derivative
Securities Beneficially Owned
Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10.

Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11.

Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

(1)

4/7/2009

Common Stock, $.01 par value

12,000

$39.875

-0-

Explanation of Responses:

Note 1: Table II. Item 6. The option vested in three equal installments on April 7, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

/s/ James V. Maloney, Attorney-in-Fact		November 6, 2002
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

James V. Maloney, Attorney-in-Fact for Ronald H. Ridgway

**		Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:		File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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