The McClatchy Company is a newspaper and Internet publisher dedicated to the values of journalism, free expression and community service. Its newspapers and websites are defenders of First Amendment values and advocates for the communities it serves. The company has 12 daily and 16 community newspapers with a combined average circulation of 1.4 million daily and 1.9 million Sunday. McClatchy newspapers' honors include 13 Pulitzer Prizes, five of which were gold medals for public service. Its Internet subsidiary, McClatchy Interactive, provides content and business support for interactive media throughout the United States. Each of the company s newspapers operates a Web site in its area, and most offer regional portals. McClatchy s largest newspaper is the Star Tribune in Minneapolis-St. Paul, which it acquired in 1998. Its oldest paper, The Sacramento Bee, was founded in 1857 during the Gold Rush and is the company s second largest. The McClatchy Company has headquarters in Sacramento, Calif.