Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MediaNews Group, Inc. (the
"Company") for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ronald A. Mayo,
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of the
            dates indicated and results of operations of the Company for the
            periods indicated.

                                    /s/ RONALD A. MAYO
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                                        Ronald A. Mayo
                                        Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                        September 26, 2003