McClatchy Shared Services is a subsidiary of The McClatchy Company, a media company based in Sacramento, California. The company was founded in 1857 and is one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States. The company owns and operates 30 newspapers in 14 states, including The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, and The Sacramento Bee. The company also operates a number of digital media properties, including websites and mobile apps. McClatchy Shared Services provides a variety of support services to the company's newspapers, including accounting, human resources, and information technology.