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Exhibit 21

THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY

SUBSIDIARIES

The following is a list of subsidiaries of the Company as of December 30, 2012, omitting subsidiaries which, considered in the aggregate, would not constitute a significant subsidiary.

Name of Entity	Jurisdiction of Organization
Aboard Publishing, Inc.	Florida
Anchorage Daily News, Inc.	Alaska
Bellingham Herald Publishing, LLC	Delaware
Belton Publishing Company, Inc.	Missouri
Big Valley, Inc.	California
Biscayne Bay Publishing, Inc.	Florida
Cass County Publishing Company	Missouri
Columbus-Ledger Enquirer, Inc.	Georgia
Cypress Media, Inc.	New York
Cypress Media, LLC	Delaware
Dagren, Inc.	Florida
Double A Publishing, Inc.	Florida
East Coast Newspapers, Inc.	South Carolina
El Dorado Newspapers	California
Gulf Publishing Company, Inc.	Mississippi
HLB Newspapers, Inc.	Missouri
Idaho Statesman Publishing, LLC	Delaware
Keltatim Publishing Company, Inc.	Kansas
Keynoter Publishing Company, Inc.	Florida
Lee's Summit Journal, Inc.	Missouri
Lexington H-L Services, Inc.	Kentucky
Macon Telegraph Publishing Company	Georgia
Mail Advertising Corporation	Texas
McClatchy Interactive LLC	Delaware
McClatchy Interactive West	Delaware
McClatchy International, Inc.	Delaware
McClatchy Investment Company	Delaware
McClatchy Leasing Company, Inc.	Florida
McClatchy Management Services, Inc.	Delaware
McClatchy Net Ventures, Inc.	Delaware
McClatchy News Services, Inc.	Michigan
McClatchy Newspaper Sales, Inc.	New York
McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.	Delaware
McClatchy Newsprint Company	Florida
McClatchy Property, Inc.	Florida
McClatchy Resources, Inc.	Florida
McClatchy Sales, Inc.	Delaware
McClatchy Shared Services, Inc.	Florida
McClatchy U.S.A., Inc.	Delaware
Mediastream, Inc.	Delaware
Miami Herald Media Company	Delaware
N&O Holdings, Inc.	Delaware
Newsprint Ventures, Inc.	California
Nittany Printing and Publishing Company	Pennsylvania
Nor-Tex Publishing, Inc.	Texas

Name of Entity	Jurisdiction of Organization
Oak Street Redevelopment Corporation	Missouri
Olympian Publishing, LLC	Delaware
Olympic-Cascade Publishing, Inc.	Washington
Pacific Northwest Publishing Company, Inc.	Florida
Quad County Publishing, Inc.	Illinois
Richwood, Inc.	Florida
Runways Pub, Inc.	Delaware
San Luis Obispo Tribune, LLC	Delaware
Star-Telegram, Inc.	Delaware
Tacoma News, Inc.	Washington
The Bradenton Herald, Inc.	Florida
The Charlotte Observer Publishing Company	Delaware
The Gables Publishing Company	Florida
The News and Observer Publishing Company	North Carolina
The State Media Company	South Carolina
The Sun Publishing Company, Inc.	South Carolina
Tribune Newsprint Company	Utah
Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing Company, Inc.	Kansas
Wingate Paper Company	Delaware

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Exhibit 21

THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES