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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
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NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction: 611699
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The Washington Post Company To Acquire Foreign Policy Magazine
- 2008-09-29
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Foreign Policy magazine, a two-time winner of the prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence. The magazine and its award-winning website, foreignpolicy.com, have been published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank...
The Washington Post Presents In-Depth Series on Low-Wage Workers
- 2008-08-04
Poll Examines Plight of Lowest Income Workers in U.S. Hit by Economic Downturn WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post, in an on-going series, presents the results of a national poll focused on the plight of low-wage workers ($27,000 a year or less), who make up nearly a quarter of all...
El Tiempo Latino Honored as Outstanding Weekly for Sixth Time
- 2008-04-22
WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Hispanic Publications NAHP announced the 2007 winners of the Jose Marti Publishing Awards which honor Excellence in Hispanic Print Media. El Tiempo Latino received a Gold first place award as Outstanding Weekly and in total received ten awards including eight Gold, one Silver, and...
DNC: Giuliani Continues to Evade Questions about Knowledge of Kerik- Gate
- 2007-11-08
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Dag Vega or Karen Finney of the Democratic National Committee, +1-202-863-8148 As NYC Mayor, Rudy Promoted Mob-Linked Friend Despite His Ethical ProblemsWASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Democratic National Committee:Despite evidence showing that Rudy Giuliani knew about Bernard Kerik's ethical problems...
The Washington Post Company Acquires CourseAdvisor Inc
- 2007-10-11
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) has acquired the outstanding stock of CourseAdvisor Inc. (www.courseadvisor.com), a premier online lead generation provider, headquartered in Wakefield, MA. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. In 2006, The Washington Post Company made a small investment in CourseAdvisor. Through its search engine...
KAPLAN TO STEP INTO CHINA
- 2007-04-20
AsiaInfo Services 04-20-2007 Kaplan to Step into China SHANGHAI, Apr 20, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Kaplan, the education unit of Washington Post Co., announced on April 18 that it has entered into an agreement with China-based AEC Asian Canadian English...
Kaplan Completes Acquisition of EduNeering
- 2007-03-08
Kaplan, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, NYSE: WPO NEW YORK -- Kaplan, Inc., a leading global provider of educational services, has finalized its acquisition of Eduneering Holdings. Based in Princeton, NJ, EduNeering develops technology-enabled knowledge solutions for clients in the life sciences, healthcare, energy and...
1105 Media Inc. to Acquire Post Newsweek Tech Media
- 2006-12-08
CHATSWORTH, Calif. -- 1105 Media, Inc., announced today it has reached agreement with The Washington Post Company to acquire its government publishing and events group, Post Newsweek Tech Media, which includes Government Computer News GCN, Washington Technology, Government Leader, Defense Systems, online products and the FOSE trade show. Terms of...
In 1979, journalists could be trusted to keep secret
- 2006-07-22
Toward the end of 1979, hundreds of American and Canadian journalists and news organizations got hold of a dynamite news story that would have made personal reputations and careers and sent circulation or broadcast ratings soaring. The facts were confirmed, unassailably. Any one of these reporters could have had the...
Washington Post critic Robin Givhan wins 2006 Pulitzer Prize
- 2006-05-08
Washington Post writer Robin Givhan, known for her eminent fashion assessments with political commentary, recently won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for criticism in the journalism category. Pulitzer board judges bestowed Givhan, 41, with the honor because of "her witty, closely observed essays that transform fashion criticism into cultural criticism."...
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