McClatchy

12/13/2024

McClatchy has merged with a360media, a leader in magazine publishing and accelerate360, a distribution powerhouse, to create a more dynamic, diversified media company.

Together, we’re delivering exceptional value to our readers, partners and communities. Welcome to the McClatchy Media Company!

McClatchy, a local news and information company, today announced the successful completion of its merger with accelerate360, a distribution, logistics

12/13/2023

🏆🙌✨We’re thrilled to share the news that Monica Richardson, Vice President of Local News at McClatchy has been awarded the prestigious Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award by the National Press Foundation. Monica's illustrious career, marked by her leadership at the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald, has been a beacon of excellence in journalism. The NPF judges commended her as a leader who has driven impactful journalism, forging deep connections with communities and holding public officials accountable. Join us in congratulating Monica on her well-deserved recognition! 🎉📰 Read more about this achievement: https://bit.ly/48gKJBy

Monica Richardson, former Miami Herald executive editor, wins the 2023 Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award from the National Press Foundation.

11/22/2023

🎙Announcing McClatchy’s DECEMBER (Virtual) Journalism Job Fair🎙
📰 Are you a professional journalist looking to ring in 🔔 the New Year with your next big job? 📅Then MARK YOUR CALENDAR for our December 13, 14, and 15 virtual job fair, which pairs interested news professionals with hiring managers across our company. For more info visit: https://bit.ly/3G8TykN

JournalismJobs.com has journalism job and media job listings for online media, newspapers, tv, radio, magazines, nonprofits, and academia.

11/11/2023

🎖️TO OUR VETERANS ⭐️You’re the embodiment of heroism, resilience, and honor. Your selfless service—often in the face of unimaginable challenges—inspires us all. Not just on Veterans Day, but EVERY day. Thank you for defending our freedom.🆓🗽🦅

09/28/2023

📢 Exciting News! 📢We're thrilled to announce the News/Media Alliance (NMA) has elected McClatchy Chairman and CEO Tony Hunter as its Board of Directors chair. 🎉Tony's outstanding work with his remarkable team at McClatchy in creating a digitally driven, sustainable media company perfectly aligns with the core focus of the Alliance. 🚀Together they will embark on a journey to advocate, lobby, and implement new initiatives bolstering and supporting the thriving news and magazine media sectors. 📰📚 💪Join us in congratulating Tony and stay tuned for more exciting updates from the News/Media Alliance.🌐🗞️ Link to press release: https://bit.ly/46pVctp

The News/Media Alliance has elected Tony Hunter, Chairman and CEO of McClatchy, as its Board of Directors chair.

09/15/2023

🗽 🗳️ 🎉McClatchy celebrates & defends democracy! McClatchy and its 30 news organizations across the United States are proud participants in Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative publishing stories today—September 15, 2023—that celebrate democracy and call out threats to transparency and public participation. 🆓📖⚖️For more information visit: https://bit.ly/469gCLa

09/07/2023

🎉 Join us in honoring the incredible work of Multimedia Producer, Loumay Alesali! 🎉 Loumay goes above and beyond as a multimedia journalist and staff member, being an expert in all things multimedia. She not only creates captivating audio and video, but also trains multiple markets in video production best practices. Loumay is our go-to for reaching video and social media goals, always ready to offer guidance and support.🎯 She's the live-stream guru, providing technical assistance and coaching for McClatchy market events. 💻Thank you, Loumay, for your outstanding contributions! 🙌

08/31/2023

🏆📰🎉Breaking News! BIG congratulations are in order for the News & Observer and Herald-Sun staff! 🎉📰🏆 Their hard work, dedication and journalistic excellence paid off as they brought home an astounding 45 NC Press Association awards this year! The News & Observer won a remarkable 32 awards and the Herald-Sun clinched an impressive 13! 🎊 Kudos to photojournalist Ethan Hyman who was named the state's Photographer of the Year 📷 plus Danielle Battaglia and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan who received the Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Award! 🕊️🔓 The entire staff won the first-place breaking news award for its coverage of a mass shooting. 🥇For the full scoop on these remarkable accomplishments, check out the story👓 https://bit.ly/45sjpPE

The awards include wins for breaking news, sports, photography, investigative reporting, columns, online coverage and newsletters.

08/30/2023

🔍 Shedding Light on a Critical Issue in South Carolina! 🔬The State newspaper’s Sammy Fretwell and Susan Merriam have written a powerful investigative piece detailing how South Carolinians are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in state-approved sludge fields. 🚫🌊Clearly laid out with visuals like a map showing DHEC-permitted sludge sites, this exposé tells a clear and concerning story about forever chemicals in South Carolina’s rivers, streams, drinking water plants and private wells. Read this stellar example of extraordinary journalism here: 📖👉https://bit.ly/3YOkjUi

It seemed like a good deal when South Carolina farmers were given free waste to fertilize their fields. But then chemicals suspected of causing health issues were found in the sludge.

08/25/2023

🎉🏆 Big cheers to The Charlotte Observer for receiving more than 30 awards during the annual North Carolina Press Association competition. 🥇🥈🥉 Their dedication and hard work have shone through, earning them top accolades, including the coveted General Excellence for Newspaper Websites award. 💻 In addition to General Excellence online, the publication won second place for overall General Excellence. A special shout-out to Media & The Law Award repeat winner, veteran journalist Mike Gordon, who retired earlier this month after 31 years at the Observer. The Observer staff also earned 11 first-place awards, nine second-place awards and 10 third-place awards in editorial and multimedia categories. 🙌🏼🎤🖋️Let's all give a virtual round of applause to The Observer for their outstanding achievements celebrating journalistic excellence. 🎊👏 Read all about it here:📰 https://bit.ly/44q9clx

NCPA awards celebrates North Carolina reporters, editorial writers, columnists and photo and video journalists.

08/24/2023

🎉 Join us in celebrating the remarkable achievements of Messaging Technical Project Manager, Susannah Locke! 🥳 With unparalleled dedication, Susannah fearlessly spearheaded the monumental project that has been migrating to an all-in-one multi-channel messaging platform, elevating our customer service to new heights. 🚀 Her leadership shines as she fearlessly navigates challenges and generously imparts wisdom, empowering the entire team. 🌟 Susannah's impeccable documentation and guidance are second to none, setting the gold standard for excellence. 🥇 Let's applaud her outstanding contributions and unwavering commitment! 👏👏
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08/21/2023

🌟Extraordinary journalism played out large when teams from Kansas City and Wichita worked together to produce fearless columns and editorials after local police raided a newspaper office and the home of its owners outside of Wichita last week. Kansas City Star Opinion Editor Yvette Walker wrote, “The First Amendment is not a dusty piece of paper from 1791 cared about just by news nerds. Its five promises of freedoms (speech, press, religion, petition of the government and peaceful assembly) affect you, too.” 🗽🆓📖⚖️These newsrooms responded quickly and strongly, shining a light on events rarely seen in America. Read the editorial: Link: https://bit.ly/3P3BON8

The two editorial boards are separate, but spoke as one on this important First Amendment issue. From Yvette Walker: