Source:
www.mcclatchy.com
In 2006, McClatchy purchased Knight Ridder Inc. to become the
second-largest newspaper publisher in the United States.
Of Knight Ridder's 32 daily newspapers, McClatchy immediately announced its intentions to sell 12 that didn't fit its longstanding acquisition philosophy of buying newspapers in fast-growing markets.
The 20 daily newspapers retained in the Knight Ridder acquisition were:
The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, Calif.; The Bellingham Herald and The Olympian in Washington; The Idaho Statesman in Boise; The Kansas City Star in Missouri; The Olathe News and The Wichita Eagle in Kansas; the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Texas; the Belleville News-Democrat in Illinois; the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer and The Telegraph in Georgia; the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Miss.; the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky; the Centre Daily Times in Pennsylvania; The Miami Herald, Bradenton Herald and El Nuevo Herald in Florida; The Charlotte Observer in North Carolina; and The Sun News and The State in South Carolina.
With the acquisition of Knight Ridder, McClatchy also acquired dozens of non-daily newspapers, added a number of digital assets and employees, significantly expanded its Washington, D.C., news bureau, and gained an international presence for the first time in its history with the addition of 10 foreign news bureaus.
The McClatchy Company today owns 32 daily newspapers in 30 U.S. markets. These markets are growing 50 percent faster than the national average. In each of its daily newspaper markets, McClatchy operates the leading local website, offering readers information, comprehensive news, advertising, e-commerce and other services.
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That you find the article previous to this post not credible shows how uninformed you are. Notwithstanding that McClatchy is a very credible source, there was nothing in the article by Joseph Gallowy that anyone with a shred of knowledge about what is going on in the world could possibly disagree with. Anyone who could support BushCo, with a 25% approval rating, has to be judged in the realm of either idiot or crazy.
Sorry, you're not credible.