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Market Cap:$3.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.1B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
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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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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UBS Media Week: WaPo's Graham: Having 'Conversations' About Online Pay; Backs Comcast-NBCU Deal
PaidContent
- 2009-12-07
The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) continues to avoid any overt suggestion that it will start charging for charging for Washington Post content online but CEO Don Graham’s response to an investor at the UBS conference this morning left some wiggle room. “We haven’t announced any plans to charge...
Washington Post, Bloomberg Team Up For New Syndication Service:
PaidContent
- 2009-10-01
The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) and Bloomberg News are launching a new syndication service Jan. 1, 2010—the Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News, which will provide daily content from the paper and the financial newswire to newspapers, website and other subs. The move follows by a day the...
How Do You Define Hyperlocal?
PaidContent
- 2009-08-18
When the MSNBC acquisition of EveryBlock popped Monday, just about everyone—paidContent included—quickly added “hyperlocal” as the key description. But it’s a term founder and new MSNBC employee Adrian Holovaty has actively disavowed in the past—and one the MSNBC announcement avoided, opting instead for “innovative local site” that “goes...
Is the Washington Post Sinking its Own Ship?
BNET
- 2009-07-31
When S&P downgraded the Washington Post Co.'s credit rating late in June, the ratings agency said it expected the company's total EBITDA to sink by 30% in 2009. Well, the company's Q-2 earnings report is out today, and there's a lot of red ink, especially at the Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper...
Media Roundup: Google in Talks With Washington Post and New York Times, Gannett's Biggest Shareholder Cashes Out and More
BNET
- 2009-05-13
Google in talks with Washington Post and New York Times, NYT launches Twitter-like service, new reader, Gannett's biggest shareholder cashes out, FoxNews.com views up 50 percent and New Zune ad takes aim at iPod over price. by Sean Blanda
The Washington Post Thrives in Internet Age
BNET
- 2009-01-06
The Washington Post Company said sales at its newspaper publishing division and magazine unit for the third-quarter ended September 28 fell seven percent to $196.2 million and four percent to $59.9 million, respectively, as circulation and print advertising revenue continued to decline as readers and ad dollars migrate online. Albeit...
Washington Post on the Quiet Windfall for U.S. Banks - For Shame!
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-11-14
Trader Mark submits: Ever get that pit in your stomach when you see something so very wrong? I wanted to give Paulson and co. some little benefit of the doubt, which is difficult for me but after what sort of fleecing is being down, and outright lies (we want transparency!...
Moody's and S&P Affirm The Washington Post Company's Long-Term and Short-Term Ratings
- 2008-10-27
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) announced today that Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's Ratings Services have affirmed the Company's long-term and short-term debt ratings as follows: <...
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...
washingtonpost.com Launches Economy Watch
- 2008-10-16
Source for Top News and Need-to-Know Information on the Financial Crisis WASHINGTON -- washingtonpost.com, an award-winning news and information Web site, today launches Economy Watch, a page that brings together the top news and resources to help readers better understand the impact of the unfolding financial crisis on the...
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