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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
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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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Media Roundup: NYT to Sell Red Sox, Post and Sun Share Content, and More
BNET
- 2008-12-26
In today's Media Roundup: New York Times to sell stake in Red Sox, Post and Sun to share content, USA Today to be sold on Kindle and TV still #1 source for news, Web catching up by Sean Blanda
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...
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...
Jerry Falwell, Say Hello to Ronald Reagan!
- 2007-05-21
No man in the last century better illustrated Jesus's warning that "all men will hate you because of me" than the Rev. Jerry Falwell, who left this world last Tuesday. Separately, no man better illustrates my warning that it doesn't pay to be nice to liberals. Falwell was a perfected...
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...
'American Idol' is just good, cheesy fun
- 2006-05-27
LET us briefly turn away from consequential matters of state -- the $90,000 in ice-cold cash the FBI says it found in Rep. William Jefferson's freezer, the donnybrook on Capitol Hill over immigration, the Bush administration's latest delusional claims of light at the end of the Iraq tunnel -- to...
American Idol: Good, cheesy fun
- 2006-05-27
LET us briefly turn away from consequential matters of state -- the $90,000 in ice-cold cash the FBI says it found in Rep. William Jeffersons freezer, the donnybrook on Capitol Hill over immigration, the Bush administrations latest delusional claims of light at the end of the Iraq tunnel -- to...
'American Idol': Good, cheesy fun
- 2006-05-27
LET us briefly turn away from consequential matters of state -- the $90,000 in ice-cold cash the FBI says it found in Rep. William Jefferson's freezer, the donnybrook on Capitol Hill over immigration, the Bush administration's latest delusional claims of light at the end of the Iraq tunnel -- to...
IRE members receive top industry awards
- 2006-05-01
This year, several organizations saluted the work of IRE members with journalism awards. Winners are spotlighted here. Members' names are in bold: Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting * James V. Grimaldi, Susan Schmidt, and R. Jeffrey Smith of The Washington Post won the $35,000 annual prize from the University...
Abbas hints may resign, as Israel-US discuss aid formula
- 2006-02-25
JERUSALEM AFP — Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has hinted he may resign should Hamas limit his policies as Israel's acting premier and a US envoy were to discuss ways to extend aid that bypass the Islamists. In an interview with British television ITV1, to be broadcast Sunday, Abbas hinted...
