It primarily operates in five segments: Newspaper Publishing, Television Broadcasting, Magazine Publishing, Cable Television, and Education.
The Newspaper Publishing segment publishes newspapers in the Washington, D.C. area, and Everett, Washington, as well as in electronic media publishing, primarily the washingtonpost.com.
The Television Broadcasting segment owns six very high frequency television stations located in Detroit, Michigan; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; and Miami, Jacksonville, and Orlando, Florida.
The Magazine Publishing segment publishes a weekly news magazine, Newsweek, which has one domestic and three international editions; Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel; and business periodicals for the computer services industry and the Washington-area technology community.
The Cable Television segment offers basic cable, digital cable, pay television, cable modem, and other services to subscribers in midwestern, western, and southern states.
The Education segment provides education products and services, which include supplemental education services made up of Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions; test preparation services for college and graduate school entrance exams; Kaplan Professional, providing education and career services to business people and other professionals; and Score!, offering multimedia learning and private tutoring to children, and educational resources to parents.
It also provides higher education services, which include the post-secondary education businesses, including the fixed-facility colleges that offer bachelor’s degrees, associate’s degrees, and diploma programs primarily in the fields of health care, business, and information technology; and online post-secondary and career programs.
The Washington Post was founded by Stilson Hutchins in 1877.
The company is based in Washington, D.C.
