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- 1 2 Merritt, Davis (2005). Knightfall: Knight Ridder and How the Erosion of Newspaper Journalism Is Putting Democracy at Risk. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. p. 162. ISBN 9780814428672.
- ↑ Estep, Bill (June 14, 2015). "John Carroll, a 'truly great' editor who transformed the Herald-Leader, dies from rare disease". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 11 August 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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