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Print advertising revenue at Washington Post was down 14% in 2012

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:56:31 +0000

The Washington Post Co. | The Washington Post

Revenue at the Washington Post Co.’s newspaper operations was down 7 percent over 2011, the company said in a release of its fourth-quarter and year-end earnings Friday. Revenue from print advertising was … Read more

Washington Post spins off polling operation

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:20:40 +0000

The Washington Post’s polling operation will be spun off into an independent business, a press release this morning announces. “Capital Insight” will still conduct polling for The Washington Post, but it will also take on clients. Jon Cohen will lead … Read more

Carr: Weymouth is the problem at Washington Post

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:13:57 +0000

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Last week’s change in editorial leadership at The Washington Post was “mishandled from the start,” David Carr writes. Publisher Katharine Weymouth, who engineered … Read more

TV earnings up, print earnings down at Washington Post

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:50:17 +0000

The Washington Post Company | The Washington Post
Third quarter revenue at the Washington Post Company overall was flat compared to the same period last year, as broadcast television and cable businesses rose, but circulation and ad revenue fell at … Read more

Buyouts offered at The Gazette, Washington Post’s community newspapers in Maryland

Steve Myers — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:33:01 +0000

The Gazette
The buyouts were mentioned at the bottom of a story announcing that Chuck Lyons is moving from CEO to chairman of Post-Newsweek Media, the business division that includes The Gazette: “In an unrelated development, Gazette executives announced Monday … Read more

Washington Post third quarter newspaper losses exacerbated by Kaplan declines

Mark Fitzgerald — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:25:02 +0000

The Washington Post Co.
The Washington Post Co. swung to a loss in the third-quarter as advertising revenue fell for the fourth consecutive period and its one-time cash cow, the Kaplan education unit, reported a steep drop in profits.

Newspaper … Read more