The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) is an American publishing company based in Sacramento, California that operates a number of newspapers and websites. The company originated in the Sacramento Bee, which was first published on February 3, 1857 after the California Gold Rush. James McClatchy took over as editor of the Bee within a week. Today, the company operates 12 daily newspapers and 18 community papers that are printed with less frequency. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, acquired in 1998, has the highest circulation of all McClatchy newspapers, while the Bee is ranked second in circulation. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the second largest stock exchange in the world. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sacramento from near the Sacramento River Sacramento is the county seat of Sacramento County, California and the capital of the U.S. state of California. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Gold rush handbill The California Gold Rush was a period in American history marked by mass hysteria concerning a gold discovery in Northern California. ... Editor has four major senses: Print media There are various levels of editorial positions in publishing. ... The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in Minnesota and is published seven days each week in an edition for the Minneapolis-St. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Most of the company's history has been in newspapers of the Golden State's Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley. It acquired its first out-of-state newpapers in 1979. It is now a multistate operation, primarily operating in California and the Carolinas. The company's combined average circulation is 1.4 million daily and 1.9 million Sunday. McClatchy newpapers have earned 12 Pulitzer Prizes, three of which were gold medals for public service. The California Central Valley The California Central Valley dominates the central portion of the state of 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. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... The Pulitzer Prize is a United States literary award given out each April. ...

In its first moves outside its home state, McClatchy bought the Anchorage Daily News in Anchorage, Alaska and the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Washington in 1979. McClatchy has an Internet subsidiary, Nando Media, which provides business support and material for Internet media nationwide. It was acquired along with The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina in 1995. Other operations include Newsprint Ventures Inc., a consortium that operates the Ponderay newsprint mill near Spokane, Washington. As of 2004, the company has about 9,300 employees. The Anchorage Daily News is a daily newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska. ... Anchorage, Alaska is a consolidated city-borough (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Kennewick is a city located in Benton County in south east Washington State. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The News & Observer logo The front page of The News & Observer from January 26, 2005 The News & Observer is the regional daily newspaper of the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. ... Downtown Raleigh Skyline Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City skyline and Riverfront Parks Clock Tower Spokane (pronounced spoh-KAN ) is the county seat of Spokane County in the State of Washington. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

McClatchy's presence in the Southern United States began in 1990, when it acquired three dailies in South Carolina: The Herald in Rock Hill, The Island Packet in Hilton Head, and The Beaufort Gazette of Beaufort. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... The Lighthouse, Charles Mackintoshs Glasgow Herald building The Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Rock Hill is a city located in York County, South Carolina and a suburb of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. ... Hilton Head Island is a town located in Beaufort County, South Carolina. ... Beaufort is a city located in Beaufort County, South Carolina. ...

In January 2004, McClatchy bought the Merced Sun-Star of Merced and five affiliated nondailies in California's San Joaquin Valley. Those newspapers are the Atwater Signal of Atwater, the Chowchilla News of Chowchilla, the Livingston Chronicle of Livingston, the Los Baños Enterprise of Los Banos and the Sierra Star, of Oakhurst. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → January 31, 2004 The United States defence budget is set to exceed US$400 billion next year—an almost 7% increase—according to budget proposals inadvertently posted on the Pentagons website. ... Merced is the county seat of Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Central 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. ... Atwater is a city located in Merced County, California. ... Chowchilla is a city located in Madera County, California. ... Livingston is a city in Merced County, California. ... Los Banos is a city located in Merced County, California. ... Oakhurst is a census-designated place located in Madera County, California, 14 miles south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. ...

Dailies

• Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska) – acquired 1979
• The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, South Carolina) – acquired 1990
• The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California) – fourth in circulation
• The Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina) – acquired 1990
• The Island Packet (Hilton Head, South Carolina) – acquired 1990
• Merced Sun-Star (Merced, California) – acquired 2004
• Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – acquired 1998, ranked first in circulation
• The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California) – sixth in circulation
• The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) – acquired 1995, third in circulation
• Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) – founded 1857, second in circulation, original paper
• Tacoma News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) – acquired 1986, fifth in circulation
• Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Washington) – acquired 1979

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External links

• The McClatchy Company