The company said it earned $23.6 million, or 28 cents per share, for the three months ending Sept. 27. That compares with $4.2 million, or 5 cents a share, a year ago. McClatchy boosted its profit by shedding payroll and other expenses more quickly than its revenue eroded.
Kathleen Cooper, The News Tribune
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