5 posts and columns on Washington Post Company

Bad News From the Washington Post: Ad Sales Slide Again

in Media on October 30, 2009 at 7:49 am PT

Many newspaper publishers say the ad sales slump has stopped, but not at Wapo: Both print and Web ad declines accelerated over the last quarter. Newsweek, meanwhile, saw its ad sales drop by half.
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How to Save Newspapers, Charity Edition

in Media on July 9, 2009 at 12:31 pm PT

Funny because it’s true, almost: “For just pennies a day, you can clothe, feed, and shelter newspaper professionals.” Meanwhile, this one’s for real: The New York Times asks subscribers what they’d think about paying $5 for Web access to the paper.
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Washington Post’s Slide Makes The New York Times Look Better

in Media on May 1, 2009 at 6:13 am PT

For the last year or so, the Washington Post Co. has reported steadily declining results for its newspaper business–just like every other newspaper publisher in the country. But in previous quarters, it was at least able to argue that its slide wasn’t as bad as the one the New York Times was going through. It can’t say that anymore.
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U.S. News & World Report Leaves the News Race to Time, Newsweek

in Media on November 5, 2008 at 6:25 am PT

Once upon a time, U.S. News & World Report tried positioning itself as a competitor to Newsweek and Time. But those days are long gone: Now the publication is best known as a publisher of lists. And it’s acknowledging that fact by moving to a monthly publishing schedule.

Washington Post Turns in Another Lousy Quarter. But It Could Have Been Worse

in Media on October 31, 2008 at 6:26 am PT

The Washington Post Company’s Q3 report card is bad. But it’s better than the last one the troubled newspaper and education company earned. And yes, you have to be in the media business to look at a seven percent yearly decline in revenue, which is what Wapo’s newspaper group recorded, as a positive. But that decrease is indeed better than Q2, when newspaper revenues were down 13 percent.