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Weekend Reading: Washington Post: Turning The Net From Threat To Opportunity - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 27 Jul 2007 04:13 PM PST

Fortune’s Marc Gunther takes a good, long look at the Washington Post Co.’s efforts to move its flagship paper from print-centric to multiplatform—and the economics of the transition. The sense…

WaPo Tries Hyperlocalism, Aware Of The Pitfalls - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 16 Jul 2007 04:42 AM PST

The Washington Post is attempting to boost its metropolitan coverage, and more importantly, its readership, with a new hyperlocal adjunct, called LoudounExtra.com. While leaving the major news to the flagship,…

Earnings: Washington Post Co. 1Q Profit Falls 16 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 04 May 2007 06:48 AM PST

The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) 1Q net income was $64.4 million compared to last year’s $76.9, a 16 percent decline. Revenue rose 4 percent to $985.6 million. Looking at…

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Leonsis Challenges Sports Coverage Status Quo - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 03 May 2007 09:32 PM PST

A lesson in the economics of new media ... The Washington Post isn’t covering the World Championships of Hockey in Moscow but Ted Leonsis, AOL vice chairman and Washington Caps…

Updated: Industry Moves: Silberman Leaves Rodale For Nymag.com; WaPo’s Whitaker To NBC News - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 01 May 2007 09:57 AM PST

Updated: You’re reading it here first… online vet Michael Silberman is leaving Rodale Interactive, where he was VP and editorial director, to become GM of New York magazine’s nymag.com. He’ll…

WaPo, PrezVid Connect For Election Coverage - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 01 May 2007 02:25 AM PST

Not a huge deal by any means but another step in the adoption of user-gen media ... PrezVid.com, the video blog from Jeff Jarvis and partner Peter Hauck, has a…

Everyone’s Green: WaPo’s Green Site; NatGeo; Hearst’s DailyGreen; Lime’s Green Blog Ad Network - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 23 Apr 2007 07:51 AM PST

This week is green, coming in the wake of Earth Day on Sunday: -- Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive has tapped several former magazine executives, including some from Rodale’s defunct Organic Style, to…

Classified Ad Start-Up Oodle Raises $11 Million Second Round - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 21 Mar 2007 07:58 AM PST

Oodle, a classified ad startup that sells featured listings across its own site and network, has raised $11 million in a second round from current investors Greylock Partners and Redpoint…

Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Buys Student-Run DC Shopping Newsletter - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 13 Mar 2007 09:31 AM PST

An interesting acquisition by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the online arm of the WaPo company, and possibly a pre-cursor of more such smaller local deals to come: it has bought out ShopDC,…

WaPo Expands On Its Blog Ad Network - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 22 Feb 2007 10:30 PM PST

Last summer Washington Post launched a blog ad network called “Sponsored Blogroll”, to help WaPo online advertisers find blogs to advertise on, and in return, blogs got shared-revenues as well…

Earnings: WPO 3Q Profit Up 10 Percent; Online Revenue Up 24 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Jonathan Berr - Fri 03 Nov 2006 06:48 AM PST

Profit was up 10 percent in the third quarter for The Washington Post Co., with both washingtonpost.com and Slate showing improved results. Net income was $73.3 million, or $7.60 per…