The Fresno Bee is the daily newspaper serving Fresno, California and surrounding counties in the state's San Joaquin Valley. It is owned by The McClatchy Company and ranks fourth in circulation among the company's newspapers. The Bee is printed seven days a week and has an extensive website (FresnoBee.com). Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California. ... The eight-county San Joaquin Valley is the part of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton. ... The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) is an American publishing company based in Sacramento, California that operates a number of newspapers and websites. ...
Carlos McClatchy founded The Fresno Bee in 1922. He was the son of C.K. McClatchy, longtime editor and guiding owner of The Sacramento Bee. The two Central Valley newspapers were closely linked by family ownership and editorial philosophy and formed the core of what grew into The McClatchy Company. In 1926, the McClatchys purchased an older Fresno newspaper, The Republican. The Fresno Republican had been founded in 1876, by Dr. Chester A. Rowell and a group of investors that included inventor Frank Dusy. In 1932, The Bee took over the subcription lists of The Fresno Republican and merged the newspapers. The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California. ... The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) is an American publishing company based in Sacramento, California that operates a number of newspapers and websites. ... Frank Dusy was among the founders of Selma, California and the co-inventor of the Fresno Scraper, the basis of most modern earth-moving machinery. ...
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