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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
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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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Countrywide gave special treatment to US lawmakers: reports
- 2008-06-14
WASHINGTON AFP — Countrywide Financial, the largest mortgage lender at the center of the US housing crisis, regularly gave loans on favorable terms to prominent lawmakers and former cabinet members, according to US media. The preferential treatment for senators including Democrat Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee...
Watergate Legends Discuss Historical Media Event During 2007 SPJ Convention
- 2007-10-06
Thirty-five years ago, two young reporters at The Washington Post changed journalism forever when they were assigned to cover an odd break-in at the Watergate Hotel. Subsequently, the reporters -- Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein -- launched an investigative probe that shook the country and eventually led to the resignation...
US court put limits on spying program: report
- 2007-08-03
WASHINGTON AFP — A US federal judge earlier this year secretly ruled that a key element of an electronic spying program was illegal, providing the impetus for a White House push for new legislation to enable government eavesdropping, a US newspaper reported on Friday. The ruling in January held...
Lawmaker knew in 2000 of sex-tinged emails: Washington Post
- 2006-10-09
WASHINGTON AFP — A Republican legislator learned of salacious Internet exchanges by a now-disgraced congressional colleague as far back as 2000, the Washington Post reported, in the latest revelation from an unfolding sex scandal. An aide to Republican lawmaker Jim Kolbe told the daily that her boss confronted representative Mark...
The Metro Section b How The Media Covers Washington's Communities; Program to be Held April 15
- 2006-04-14
News Advisory: The Metro Section b How The Media Covers Washington's Communities Cover to Cover b Life Through the Lens of The Washington Post Saturday, April 15, Noon WHAT: How well is The Washington Post covering breaking news in the local region? Are reporters covering the stories that matter to...
Case Closer.(Samuel Skinner's Business of Life)(Greenberg Traurig L.L.P.)(Brief Article)
- 2006-02-20
Byline: Christina Le Beau Samuel Skinner has run corporations, served as U.S. transportation secretary and recently finished a stint on the U.S. Base Realignment and Closure Commission. He's also a lawyer with Greenberg Traurig LLP in Chicago. Mr. Skinner, 67, mixes it up: ...
DNC: GOP's Culture of Corruption Continues to Thrive in Washington, DC
- 2005-09-30
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a release from the Democratic National Committee (Part 1 of 2): This week, the Associated Press reported that new House Republican Leader, Rep. Roy Blunt, through his political action committee, "has paid roughly $88,000 in fees since 2003" to a consultant also...
'Covering the Corps of Engineers': A Special National Press Foundation Briefing for the Regional Reporters Association
- 2005-09-21
News Advisory: WHAT: "Covering the Corps of Engineers": A Special National Press Foundation Briefing for the Regional Reporters Association WHO: Featuring Michael R. Grunwald & Paul T. Johnston Grunwald is The Washington Post's specialist on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and author of the upcoming book on Florida's Everglades,...
Call before you lynch
- 2005-06-22
"Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." SAMUEL JOHNSON I pretty much had a ho-hum attitude about Armstrong Williams and his government contract to promote the No Child Left Behind Act. He wasn't one...
Company Profile for Expertizing.com/PublishingGame.com
- 2005-02-18
Expertizing.com teaches individuals and companies to get more media attention for their businesses and organizations. CEO Fern Reiss has been featured in over 100 prestigious publications and shows, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Fortune Magazine, and Wall Street Week. She...
