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FORM 3
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Doull Matthew W.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Hollinger International Inc.
712 Fifth Avenue
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(Street)
New York New York 10019
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/05/02
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
News Communications, Inc. (NCOM)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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No securities owned.
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership Form 6. Nature of
Derivative and Expiration of Securities Exercise Price of Derivative Indirect
Security Date Underlying Derivative of Derivative Securities: Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 4) (Month/Day/Year) Security (Instr. 4) Security (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expiration Title Amount or
Exercisable Date Number of
Shares
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
Explanation of Responses:
By: /s/ Matthew Doull
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Matthew Doull
Date: November __, 2002
* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(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.