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Market Cap:$3.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.1B
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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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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!...
At $4, Americans Get "Rational"; Don't Worry, They'll Snap Out of It
BNET
- 2008-06-08
Washington Post opinion columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote an op-ed piece the other day that said in effect that $4 per gallon is the tipping point at which Americans stop buying gas guzzlers and become "rational." The column appeared on the washingtonpost.com web site on June 6, but...
Tilting at windmills
- 2008-05-01
What worries me about Obama I Why didn't Barack Obama mention the military option in his otherwise eloquent call to service at Wesleyan? Why didn't he show respect for the people of West Virginia and Kentucky by doing more than token campaigning there? These are troubling questions for an...
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...
DNC: Fumbling Fred Thompson Flip Flops on Fair Tax Pledge
- 2007-07-31
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Stacie Paxton or Amaya Smith of Democratic National Committee, +1-202-863-8148 WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Democratic National Committee: According to ABC News, former Senator turned actor, turned lobbyist turned presidential candidate Fred Thompson is denying that he agreed to...
Tilting at windmills
- 2006-10-01
Lessons from TR Karl Rove recently wrote an essay for Time magazine on the lessons to be learned from the life of Teddy Roosevelt. One lesson was not mentioned by Rove. Roosevelt not only served in the Spanish-American War, leading the famous charge up San Juan Hill, but offered...
Oneaway
- 2006-09-23
An American friend has sent me the winning entries in the Washington Post's annual Mensa Invitational, in which readers are asked to take any word from the dictionary, add one new letter and supply a new definition. I liked Giraffiti, defined as 'vandalism spray-painted very high', Hipatitis ('terminal coolness') and...
Hungarian PM unapologetic, says 'I did not lie'
- 2006-09-22
WASHINGTON AFP — Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, in an interview, said he did not lie but only exaggerated for dramatic effect in a taped conversation that sparked unrest in Hungary and a clamor for his resignation. "It's important to emphasize that I did not lie," he told The Washington...
Democratic National Committee: The Bush Deficit Shell Game, 2006 Edition
- 2006-01-13
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Democratic National Committee released the following today, regarding the budget deficit:Since President Bush came into office in 2001, his reckless policies have created the largest deficits in American history. His failure to balance the budget combined with his stubborn decision to extend tax...
Kaplan takeover of Tribeca to bring global benefits.
- 2005-12-08
Byline: Sally Patten Dec 08, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- US-based Kaplan will pay $A55m to acquire Australian-listed Tribeca Leaning. Kaplan is a subsidiary...
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