Clarity Media Group is a newspaper publishing company, and the parent company to the Washington D.C. Examiner, The San Francisco Examiner and the Independent newspapers. Serving the district and surrounding suburban areas of Washington D.C. and San Francisco, the papers provide an additional print and online platform in two of the top ten media markets in the United States to general advertisers, sponsors, and partners of AEG.

 
 
The Examiners offer a critical mass of distribution including 260,188 in the Washington Examiner, 163,000 in the San Francisco Examiner and 285,000 in the Independent making us the second largest paper in each market.

Beginning with the San Francisco Examiner established in 1865 and made famous by William Randolph Hearst who took control in 1887, the Examiner name and brand will serve as the basis for the further expansion of a news, features and advertising alternative in other key markets.