James B. McClatchy

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James B. McClatchy (17 December 1920 – 26 May 2006) was a journalist and publisher. [1] He was a journalist at McClatchy Company newspapers, including The Fresno Bee and The Sacramento Bee . He was publisher of The McClatchy Company from 1987 to 2005, having been chairman since 1980. [2]

<i>The Fresno Bee</i> daily newspaper serving Fresno, California

The Fresno Bee is a daily newspaper serving Fresno, California, and surrounding counties in that U.S. state's central San Joaquin Valley. It is owned by The McClatchy Company and ranks fourth in circulation among the company's newspapers.

<i>The Sacramento Bee</i> newspaper

The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its founding in 1857, The Bee has become the largest newspaper in Sacramento, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 27th largest paper in the U.S. It is distributed in the upper Sacramento Valley, with a total circulation area that spans about 12,000 square miles (31,000 km2): south to Stockton, California, north to the Oregon border, east to Reno, Nevada, and west to the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Personal

McClatchy was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in Fresno, California. He spent much of his free time working to improve conditions in the Central Valley through an organization called Valley Vision and also helping children of immigrants from Central Valley learn English. [1]

Sacramento, California State capital and city of California, United States

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's estimated 2018 population of 501,334 makes it the sixth-largest city in California and the ninth largest capital in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Assembly, the Governor of California, and Supreme Court of California, making it the state's political center and a hub for lobbying and think tanks. Sacramento is also the cultural and economic core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, which had 2010 population of 2,414,783, making it the fifth largest in California.

Fresno, California City in California, United States

Fresno is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of California's Central Valley.

Career

McClatchy began his career as a copy boy at the age of 19 for The Fresno Bee. In 1947, he served as the general assignment and education reporter for The Sacramento Bee. Here he focused his works on oppressive working conditions for migrant workers, military operations in the Pacific, and the initiative to make Hawaii become a state. McClatchy eventually worked his way up to owning and operating a number of small newspapers in California. He retired in 2005. [1]

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Organizations

He served as president of the Inter American Press Association (1991–1992). [1]

The Inter American Press Association is a press advocacy group representing major media organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean. It is made up of more than 1,300 print publications from throughout the Western Hemisphere and is based in Miami, Florida. Every year it issues its internationally prestigious IAPA/SIP Excellence in Journalism Awards in the fields of cartoon, online news coverage, news coverage, coverage on mobile phones, features, human rights and community service, photography, infographics, opinion, data journalism, in-depth journalism and press freedom.

Family

He was the great-grandson of the nineteenth century publisher James McClatchy. McClatchy was the oldest sibling. He was married twice and his second wife was named Susan and he had two sons, William and Carlos. [1]

James McClatchy (1824–1883) was an American newspaper editor.

Death

McClatchy died at the age of 85 on 26 May 2006 at his home in Carmichael, California. The cause of his death was from an infection after a recent operation. [1]

Carmichael, California Census designated place in California, United States

Carmichael is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 61,762 at the 2010 census.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Warner, Melanie. "James B. McClatchy". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. ↑ The New York Times , 27 May 2006, James B. McClatchy, 85, Patriarch of a Newspaper Family, Is Dead


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