SCHEDULE II
                          INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
                 TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
                   SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)

                                          SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE
                               DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)

        COMMON STOCK-MCCLATCHY NEWSPRS A

                 GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
                              9/21/99              300            35.3750
                              9/27/00            2,500            35.9375
                              9/27/00              800-           35.5000
                              9/13/00            1,500            34.2500
                              9/13/00              320-           34.4375
                              9/11/00            1,000            35.5000
                              8/14/00            1,000-           36.1500
                              8/09/00              500            35.9375
                              8/09/00            7,900            35.9517
                              8/08/00            1,000-           36.0625
                              8/07/00           12,100            36.0000
                              8/04/00            3,500            35.5180
                              8/04/00            3,000            35.1250
                              8/03/00            1,500            34.9250
                              8/02/00            5,000            34.8125
                              7/31/00              500            32.1875
                 GABELLI&CO PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                              9/26/00               57-           35.9375


       (1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
           ON THE NYSE.

       (2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.

       (*) RESULTS IN CHANGE OF DISPOSITIVE POWER AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.