UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                        Date of Report: February 11, 2002

                          Commission File Number 1-6227

                          LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                                          42-0823980
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(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


                    215 N. Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (563) 383-2100

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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code





ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
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On February 11,  2002,  the  Registrant  issued the news release set forth below
announcing  a  conference  call and  webcast to be held  February  12, 2002 with
industry analysts and other interested participants.

NEWS RELEASE

Lee Enterprises will webcast conference call

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Feb. 11, 2002)-- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE) will
host a conference call with financial analysts Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at 8 a.m.
CST. The call will be accessible to the public through an enhanced audio webcast
and also through a limited number of listen-only phone lines.

To listen to the webcast live,  please connect  through  www.lee.net at least 15
minutes  before the start of the call.  The webcast  requires  Windows  Media or
RealAudio Player,  and downloads will be available.  Replays of the webcast will
be available at www.lee.net beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. CST.

To access the toll-free,  listen-only phone lines, dial  1-800-340-5809 at least
10 minutes before the program begins.

A  replay  of the  conference  call  will  be  available  at  1-800-633-8284  or
858-812-6440  beginning  at 10 a.m. CST through Feb. 25. The access code for the
replay is 20344884.

Lee Enterprises is based in Davenport,  Iowa. It owns 23 daily  newspapers and a
joint  interest in five others.  Lee also owns more than 100 weekly  newspapers,
shoppers and classified and specialty publications, along with associated online
services.  Its stock is traded on the New York Stock  Exchange  under the symbol
LEE.

More  information  about  Lee  Enterprises is available at www.lee.net.

Contact:  dan.hayes@lee.net, (563) 383-2163.




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED



Date:  February 11, 2002                /s/ Carl G. Schmidt
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                                        Carl G. Schmidt
                                        Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
                                        and Treasurer