McClatchy

McClatchy creates value by producing and distributing local and national journalism across owned media brands, aggregating audience attention, and monetising that audience in two ways: recurring subscription revenue from readers and advertising revenue from brands, agencies and local businesses. It extends this model with a self-serve ad platform and managed advertising services, allowing customers to buy access to its owned inventory and audience segments across multiple channels.

McClatchy is a US news publishing and advertising business operating a portfolio of local and national media properties, including titles such as The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and McClatchy DC. It monetises audience attention through reader subscriptions and advertising sold across digital, print and email inventory, and it also offers both self-serve and managed advertising solutions to businesses and agencies.

The business is no longer the legacy standalone public newspaper company; its assets were acquired by affiliates of Chatham Asset Management in 2020, and McClatchy later completed a merger with accelerate360 in 2024. Today, its commercial model combines publisher economics with media sales and local marketing services, targeting consumers seeking news as well as advertisers seeking regional reach and trusted first-party audience access.