James Briggs McClatchy (17 December 1920 – 26 May 2006) was an American journalist and publisher.
He was the son of Carlos K. McLatchy and the great-grandson of the nineteenth century publisher James McClatchy.
[1] McClatchy began his career as a copy boy at the age of 19 for The Fresno Bee.
McClatchy eventually worked his way up to owning and operating a number of small newspapers in California.
[1] McClatchy died at the age of 85 on 26 May 2006 at his home in Carmichael, California, from an infection after a recent operation.