About the Real Cities Network

The Real Cities Network is the largest national network of local news Web sites and is operated by McClatchy Interactive. More than 1,800 newspapers are members of the network, representing some of the largest newspaper companies in the industry and more than 100 DMAs. McClatchy Interactive is a division of The McClatchy Company.

About The McClatchy Company

The McClatchy Company is the third-largest newspaper company in the United States, with 30 daily newspapers and approximately 50 nondailies. McClatchy-owned newspapers include The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Kansas City Star, The Charlotte Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer. In addition, McClatchy has a robust network of Internet assets, including leading local Web sites in each of its daily newspaper markets, offering users information, comprehensive news, advertising, e-commerce and other services. The company also owns and operates McClatchy Interactive, an interactive operation that provides Web sites with content, publishing tools and software development; Real Cities, the largest national advertising network of local news Web sites, including more than 1,800 newspaper websites; and 14.4 percent of CareerBuilder, the nation's largest online job site. McClatchy also owns 25.6 percent of Classified Ventures, a newspaper industry partnership that offers classified Web sites such as cars.com and apartments.com. McClatchy is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MNI.