EXHIBIT 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

To the Stockholders
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
  and Subsidiaries
Davenport, Iowa

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statements on
Form S-8 No. 2-56652, No. 2-77121, No. 2-58393, No. 33-19725,  No. 33-46708, No.
333-6435 and No.  333-6433 and in the related  Prospectuses  of our report dated
November 9, 2001 with respect to the financial  statements  of Lee  Enterprises,
Incorporated, incorporated by reference and the schedule included in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  September  30, 2001 and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectuses.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
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Davenport, Iowa
December 27, 2001