BNET Industries
Market Cap:$3.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.1B
- Public
- US
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They know the fine print! The Washington Post Co (NYSE: WPO) founded by Stilson Hutchins in 1877, publishes newspapers, principally the Washington Post, The Herald and about 40 other Maryland community newspapers. It has interests in TV broadcasting, cable, magazines, education and career development services. This $3.55 billion company is based in Washington, DC and employs about 16,400 people. It owns six TV stations, a regional cable system, and an educational services firm, Kaplan. In 2005 the company bought Slate, the online magazine, from Microsoft Corp.
Number of Employees 20,000
Contact Information
1150 15th St NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20071-0001
(202) 334-6000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction: 611699
Recent Events
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Washington Post to close remaining US bureaus
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Authorities looking for missing Lutz man, 55
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Obama top lawyer expected to quit: sources
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Reports: White House counsel to resign
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Washington Post to close remaining US bureaus
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Anita Dunn to Leave White House Post
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Nonprofit Leaders Summit on November 16
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Ground Shifts Under Media Companies
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Washington Post Unveils Redesign
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What Did Washington Post Editor Know About Salons -- and When Did He Know It?
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Revolving Door Newsletter: 10.16.09
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HuffPo CEO Eric Hippeau: 'We Are Now In The Big Leagues'
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- 2009-10-19
The news spread quickly, aided by PR and the characteristic web glee anytime an online property appears to be leaving old media in the dust: the September numbers for comScore and Nielsen showed Arianna Huffington and The Huffington Post beating WashingtonPost.com in unique visitors for the first time. Coincidentally,...
Stone Street Capital Featured in Better Business Bureau Advertisement in the Washington Post
- 2008-10-16
Stone Street Capital , LLC, a leader in the lump sum industry, was featured in an advertisement in the Washington Post newspaper by the Better Business Bureau for their Start with Trust branding initiative. Stone Street Capital has been a BBB Accredited Member since 1996. The BBB...
2008 Ad
- 2008-08-05
Continuous, On-The Ground Reporting from Inside the Games and Around Beijing WASHINGTON -- washingtonpost.com, an award-winning news and information Web site, today announces a special package providing continuous coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games and news from around Beijing. In-depth reporting from The Washington Post reporters, combined with blogs,...
Travidia Chosen to Power Mortgage Finder Directory Service on washingtonpost.com
- 2007-08-22
Travidia, Inc. , the leader in digital marketing services for newspapers in North America, Europe, South Africa and Eurasia, today announced that washingtonpost.com has selected Travidia's AdScripter technology to power its Mortgage Finder Directory , a special advertising database that lets users find and compare mortgage rates...
Google extends agreement with Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
- 2007-07-19
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-19 July 2007-Google extends agreement with Washingtonpost.Newsweek InteractiveC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Internet search engine company Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has extended its agreement with Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive WPNI, the online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO), to deliver contextually targeted ads and Google Web Search functionality to the web...
MATT Foundation Calls for 'The Wisdom of Compromise' in Immigration Debate in the Senate in Washington Post Ad
- 2007-06-06
To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSTo: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS
Acacia Technologies Licenses Pop-Up Advertisement Technology to The Washington Post Company
- 2007-03-15
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that InternetAd Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a license with The Washington Post Company, covering a portfolio of patents that apply to Pop-Up...
Turnsignals.(J.C. Penney Corporation Inc. moves its advertising account to Saatchi & Saatchi.)(Circulation falling at Washington Post Co.)
- 2006-11-13
Byline: Bradley Johnson Byline: Bradley Johnson
Newspapers, magazines read the writing on the handset; Print publishers jump to wireless platform with mixed success.(News)
- 2006-10-02
Byline: COLIN GIBBS Old-school print media companies are moving to mobile, but there's much work to be done before they can cash in on the brave new world of wireless. The Washington Post Co. is the...
2006 Ad
- 2006-06-22
The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review Report begins with a statement of strategic clarity: "The United States is a nation engaged in what will be a long war." (1) From the suburbs and cities of North America and Europe, to the deserts, jungles, and villages of Africa, the Middle East, and...
