Exhibit 12



THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO

(in thousands of dollars, except ratio data)



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|                                                          |  | Year Ended  |        
|                                                          |  | Dec 26,2010 |         |   | Dec 27,2009 |   |         | Dec 28,2008 |  |   | Dec 30,2007 |   |  | Dec 31,2006 |           
|Fixed Charge Computation                                  |  |             |         |   |             |   |         |             |  |   |             |   |  |             |            |   |  |   |         |  
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|Interest Expenses:                                        |  |             |         |   |             |   |         |             |  |   |             |   |  |             |            |   |  |   |         |  
|Net interest expense                                      |  | $           | 177,641 |   |             | $ | 127,276 |             |  | $ | 157,385     |   |  | $           | 197,997    |   |  | $ | 93,664  |  
|Plus Capitalized interest                                 |  |             | 101     |   |             |   | 200     |             |  |   | 192         |   |  |             | 468        |   |  |   | 2,148   |  
|                                                          |  |             |         |   |             |   |         |             |  |   |             |   |  |             |            |   |  |   |         |  
|Gross interest                                            |  |             | 177,742 |   |             |   | 127,476 |             |  |   | 157,577     |   |  |             | 198,465    |   |  |   | 95,812  |  
|Interest on Unrecognized Tax Benefits (1)                 |  |             | (1,632  | ) |             |   | (920    | )           |  |   | (9,478      | ) |  |             | (7,270     | ) |  |   |        |  
|Amortization of Debt Discount                             |  |             | (11,327 | ) |             |   | (7,442  | )           |  |   | (4,911      | ) |  |             | (2,352     | ) |  |   | (1,174  | )
|Interest Component of Rent Expense                        |  |             | 5,021   |   |             |   | 5,501   |             |  |   | 6,098       |   |  |             | 5,679      |   |  |   | 5,287   |  
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|Total Fixed Charges                                       |  | $           | 169,804 |   |             | $ | 124,615 |             |  | $ | 149,286     |   |  | $           | 194,522    |   |  | $ | 99,925  |  
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|Earnings Computation                                      |  |             |         |   |             |   |         |             |  |   |             |   |  |             |            |   |  |   |         |  
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|Income from Continuing Operations                         |  |             |         |   |             |   |         |             |  |   |             |   |  |             |            |   |  |   |         |  
|Before Income Taxes                                       |  | $           | 38,851  |   |             | $ | 89,411  |             |  | $ | 22,085      |   |  | $           | (2,883,191 | ) |  | $ | 270,885 |  
|(Earnings) Losses of Equity Investments                   |  |             | (11,752 | ) |             |   | (2,130  | )           |  |   | 14,021      |   |  |             | 36,899     |   |  |   | (4,951  | )
|Impairment Related Charge Recorded by Equity Investee (2) |  |             | 2,947   |   |             |   | 2,022   |             |  |   | 16,947      |   |  |             |           |   |  |   |        |  
|Interest on Unrecognized Tax Benefits                     |  |             | 1,632   |   |             |   | 920     |             |  |   | 9,478       |   |  |             | 7,270      |   |  |   |        |  
|Distributed Income of Equity Investees                    |  |             | 24,274  |   |             |   | 1,135   |             |  |   | 1,740       |   |  |             | 7,424      |   |  |   | 4,345   |  
|Add: Fixed Charges                                        |  |             | 169,804 |   |             |   | 124,615 |             |  |   | 149,286     |   |  |             | 194,522    |   |  |   | 99,925  |  
|Less: Capitalized Interest                                |  |             | (101    | ) |             |   | (200    | )           |  |   | (192        | ) |  |             | (468       | ) |  |   | (2,148  | )
|                                                          |  |             |         |   |             |   |         |             |  |   |             |   |  |             |            |   |  |   |         |  
|Total Earnings as Adjusted                                |  | $           | 225,655 |   |             | $ | 215,773 |             |  | $ | 213,365     |   |  | $           | (2,637,544 | ) |  | $ | 368,056 |  
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|Ratio Of Earnings to Fixed Charges (3)                    |  |             | 1.33    |   |             |   | 1.73    |             |  |   | 1.43        |   |  |             |           |   |  |   | 3.68    |  



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|(1) | The Company began recording the interest on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense in fiscal 2007 when it adopted FIN 48.
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|(2) | Reflects the Companys portion of loss related to an impairment and recorded in Write-down of investments and land held for sale in the Consolidated
Statement of Income.
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|(3) | Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $2.8 billion for the year ended December 30, 2007, as a result of non-cash charges of $3.0 billion.
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