Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. of Birmingham, Ala, and Monster today announced an online and print recruitment service alliance. The cornerstone of the relationship will be about 80 co-branded career and recruitment sites; collectively, the sites serve communities reached by 145 CHNI news publications that boast a cumulative circulation of more than one million subscribers. Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST). Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI) is the parent company of 93 daily newspapers in the United States.

“Monster¹s alliance with CNHI helps make it easier than ever for local employers and job seekers in smaller markets to tap into Monster’s capabilities,” said Doug Klinger, president, Monster North America. “This agreement builds upon Monster¹s strategy of leveraging local media alliances to create new points of distribution for our services and strengthens our brand relevance among small to-medium sized businesses.”

“CNHI has moved aggressively to offer rich information and tools to our customers online, and the alliance with Monster will allow us to give recruitment advertisers and job seekers access to cutting-edge technology,” said Donna Barrett, president and CEO of Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. “Employers already count on us to connect them with the most qualified employees in our communities, and Monster¹s mastery of the online recruitment market will help us expand that relationship with our advertisers and readers.”

The relationship is designed to benefit anyone who is interested in managing

their career whether actively searching for a job or looking for ideas and tools to leverage in their day-to-day lives. People can benefit from a complete online solution offering a local focus with industry-leading search and match technology. In addition, they can build an online profile for a customized experience and can confidentially post their resume all at no cost. Site visitors can seek out award-winning expert advice on a range of career-related topics and an array of tools including a resume builder and salary information center. Monster also offers a vast selection of jobs in every category as the leading online global careers site.

Employers benefit from the easy availability of a more comprehensive recruitment solution that utilizes print and online advertising components

as well as access to the leading resume database. Rollout of the co-branded sites is expected to begin over the next several

weeks.