USA TODAY joins McClatchy-Tribune's International News Service

CHICAGO, November 6, 2009—McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), a joint venture of the McClatchy and Tribune companies, today announced the incorporation of USA TODAY into MCT’s international offerings and services. Effective January 1, 2010, USA TODAY content will be made available through MCT to customers outside the United States.

MCT will move stories and images about U.S. news from America’s newspaper, USA TODAY. USA TODAY is one of the most widely read newspapers in the United States. Every day more than 5.8 million people rely on USA TODAY and USATODAY.com to get fair, balanced and complete coverage in a concise and quick-to-read format. USA TODAY also has exclusive stories and the latest headlines in news, money, sports and life.

“With millions of daily readers and some of the best U.S., business, sports and lifestyle news in America, MCT is pleased to offer USA TODAY to our international customers,” said Walter Mahoney, vice president of global information for McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

“We’re delighted to expand our international content distribution by partnering with MCT,” said Tom Kelly, vice president of circulation for USA TODAY. “We look forward to having our content incorporated into the editorial products of MCT’s client publishers.”

MCT provides news articles, feature stories, photos, graphics, illustrations, caricatures, themed content packages and paginated products. MCT material is produced with contributions from more than 600 contributors worldwide, as well as by its own staff in the United States and Europe. MCT supplies content to more than 1,200 media clients across the country and internationally, and is a major provider of content to online information services. MCT products are marketed worldwide by Tribune Media Services (TMS), the global content-licensing unit of the Tribune Company.

Last month, MCT also announced the incorporation of Los Angeles Times content into the MCT service. This move, along with the inclusion of USA TODAY, will make MCT the world’s leading supplemental news service.

About USA TODAY
USA TODAY was founded in 1982 with a mission to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its flagship newspaper and popular Web site, USA TODAY engages the national conversation and connects readers online through social media applications. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with a total average daily print circulation of nearly 1.9 million, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper Web site that launched in 1995, reach a combined 5.8 million readers daily. The USA TODAY news and information brand also includes: USA TODAY Education, USA TODAY LIVE, USA TODAY Mobile and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).

About MCT Information Services
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT) is a news and features service operated jointly by The McClatchy Company and Tribune Company. MCT provides news stories, feature articles, opinion columns, photos, graphics, illustrations, caricatures, themed content packages and paginated products. With more than 600 contributors in the United States and abroad and material produced by its own staff in the United States and Europe, MCT supplies content to 1,200 media clients worldwide. MCT is also a major provider of content to online information services, information resellers and college newspapers. For more information about MCT, visit www.mct-international.com.

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For more information, contact:
Jan Guszynski                       
Media Relations                    
Tribune Media Services                
(312) 222-4717                               
jguszynski@tribune.com               
   
Alexandra Nicholson
Communications
USA TODAY
(703) 854-5872   
anicholson@usatoday.com