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AP Names Gary Pruitt New President, CEO - Posted March 21, 2012
Gary Pruitt, currently the President and CEO of The McClatchy Company, has been named the new President and CEO of the Associated Press. Pruitt has been with McClatchy since 1995, ... [FishbowlNY]

McClatchy Posts 50 Percent Drop In Profits - Posted October 19, 2010
McClatchy Co (MNI) reported a 50 percent drop in income on a 6 percent revenue slide. Advertising was down 6.4 percent and circulation fell 3.8 percent, though CEO Gary Pruitt said these numbers were slightly less bad than in previous quarters. Excluding unusual items, like a tax recalculation that saved the... [MediaJobsDaily]

McClatchy Posts Q1 Loss - Posted April 22, 2010
McClatchy Co. (MNI) posted a first-quarter loss of $2 million, despite reducing expenses by 21 percent or $68.8 million, not including severance costs, and refinancing a portion of its debt. The publisher of The Miami Herald saw compensation costs decrease by 25 percent as revenue fell 8.2 percent, including an 11 percent... [MediaJobsDaily]

McClatchy Considers Pay Wall - Posted January 27, 2010
Earlier today The McClatchy Co. gave a strong impression that 2010 is going to be a good year: online ad sales are on the rise (as they've been elsewhere i... [FishbowlNY]

Can Classifieds, Online Ads Save McClatchy? - Posted January 27, 2010
Reporting its fourth quarter and year-end earnings report today, newspaper publisher The McClatchy Co. seemed optimistic about the future of classified and online advertising. Although the company reported declines in revenue for the quarter and the year -- down 16.5 p... [FishbowlNY]

Charlotte Observer To Cut 25 - Posted January 20, 2010
The McClatchy-owned Charlotte Observer is eliminating 25 full-time jobs, including the equivalent of 11 full-time newsroom positions, the paper reported. The Observer reports: "Despite encouraging signs in recent months, the Observer's ad sa... [MediaJobsDaily]

Newspaper Publisher McClatchy Poised For Turnaround In 2010? - Posted December 8, 2009
2009 has undoubtedly been a rough year for all manner of media companies, not the least of which is The McClatchy Co., which reported a 23.1 percent decline in revenues ... [FishbowlNY]

McClatchy Will Lift Year-Long Wage Freeze - Posted December 8, 2009
Good news and bad news for McClatchy Co. employees: the wage freeze that's been in effect since September 2008 will be lifted, CEO Gary Pruitt said in an internal memo obtained by Romenesko. Howeve... [MediaJobsDaily]

McClatchy Employess Who Wanted Raises Next Month - SHOT DOWN - Posted August 12, 2009
McClatchy Co (MNI) was considering ending its companywide pay freeze next month but has now announced it's extending the pay freeze until the end of the year, the Sacramento Business Journal reports. The company's already laid off a third of its workforce at its 30 daily newspapers—including the Sacramento Bee and the... [MediaJobsDaily]

WTF McClatchy!?! Company Defies Analysts To Report $42 Million Profit - Posted July 21, 2009
The McClatchy Company today reported profits of $42 million for Q2 2009, or 50 cents per share, despite analysts claims that today's earnings report would show a loss of 8 cents per share and drive the company further toward bankruptcy. Even after adjusting for "unusual items," earnings remain high, at 30 cents... [MediaJobsDaily]

Morning Reading List, 12.27.07 - Posted December 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS Most of you sp... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 06.25.07 - Posted June 25, 2007
Good morning Washington. According to the PEJ Talk Show Index for June 10-15, "That marked only the second time all year that immigration was the leading talk subject." Washington Post reports, "A graduat... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 04.03.07 - Posted April 3, 2007
Good morning Washington. Lots and ... [FishbowlDC]

Dean Baquet: 'Panic Had Set In' - Posted March 29, 2007
This morning at breakfast at the ultra-swank W Hotel in Midtown (blaring "salsatronica" at in the lobby at 8:00AM = unnecessary), Dean Baquet looked an awful lot like the next executive editor of the New York Times. As he sat alongside Gary Pruitt, president and CEO of the McClatchy Co. of... [FishbowlNY]

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