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Exhibit 12
A. H. Belo Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in thousands)
                                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
Earnings (loss)
                                       
Earnings (loss)
  $ (131,810 )   $ (120,370 )   $ (65,377 )   $ (348,499 )   $ 27,047  
Add: Total fixed charges
    2,285       3,453       6,289       36,331       33,348  
Less: Capitalized interest
                69       451       833  
 
                             
Adjusted Earnings
  $ (129,525 )   $ (116,917 )   $ (59,157 )   $ (312,619 )   $ 59,562  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed Charges:
                                       
Interest
  $ 808     $ 1,382     $ 4,028     $ 34,834     $ 31,814  
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest
factor (1)
    1,477       2,071       2,261       1,497       1,534  
 
                             
Total Fixed Charges
  $ 2,285     $ 3,453     $ 6,289     $ 36,331     $ 33,348  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
    (2)(3)     (2)(4)     (2)(5)           1.79  
 
1.   For purposes of calculating fixed charges, an interest factor of one third was applied to total rental expense for the periods indicated.
 
2.   Adjusted earning are not sufficient to provide for fixed charges.
 
3.   Adjusted earnings are not sufficient to provide for fixed charges. For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, adjusted earnings include non-cash charges for asset impairments of $3,404 and $132,346 to withdraw from a multi-employer pension plan. Excluding the non-cash impairment and pension charges, the adjusted earnings would have been $6,225 and the ratio of earnings to fixed charges would have been 2.72.
 
4.   Adjusted earnings are not sufficient to provide for fixed charges. For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, adjusted earnings include a non-cash charge for asset impairments of $106,389. Excluding the non-cash charges asset impairment charges, the adjusted earnings would be $(10,528) and the ratio of earnings to fixed charges would be -3.05.
 
5.   Adjusted earning are not sufficient to provide for fixed charges. For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, adjusted earnings include a non-cash charge for goodwill impairment of $14,145 and as asset impairment of $4,535. Excluding the non-cash charges, the adjusted earnings would be $(40,477) and the ratio of earnings to fixed charges would be -6.44.