EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 2001, appearing in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of The McClatchy Company for the year ended December 31, 2000.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Sacramento, California
May 16, 2001