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The Washington Post Company Company Profile
It might be said this company can teach you something about newspapers. Best known as the publisher of The Washington Post newspaper, The Washington Post Company actually gets the lion's share of its revenue from Kaplan, the company's test preparation and education services division. Washington Post's other media operations include Newsweek, the #2 weekly news magazine (after Time Inc's Time), a portfolio of six TV stations, and the online publishing operations of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. Its Cable One subsidiary provides cable TV service in about 20 markets. The Washington Post boasts a circulation of more than 640,000. Chairman Donald Graham and his family have voting control over the company.
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Contact Information
Address: 1150 15th St. NW
Washington, DC 20071
Phone:202-334-6000
Fax:202-334-4536
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:December
Revenue (2007):4180.40 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):7.10%
Employees (2007):19,000
Employee Growth (1 yr):11.10%
Key People
Chairman and CEO: Donald E. (Don) Graham
VP Finance and CFO: John B. (Jay) Morse Jr.
VP Planning and Development: Gerald M. Rosberg
Industry Information
Sector: Services
Industry: Publishing - Newspapers
Top Competitors
Laureate Education, Inc.
The New York Times Company (nyt)
Time Inc.
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