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Washington Post Company


United States, Media Org    (1877 to 2013)
• Publishing group based in Washington D.C.
• List of Washington Post Co. holdings (See: CJR list)
• 2013 : Graham sells Washington Post newspaper to billionaire Jeff Bezos, company changes name to Graham Holdings Co.
Relationships
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
GatesMFDirector
 
BuffettWEDirector
 
IgnatiusDROfficer
 
AbramowitzMJEmployee
 
MathewsJTOfficer
 
WillGFEmployee
 
GrahamDEDirector
 
BuffettWEDirector
 
GrahamKMOfficer
 
BeebeFSDirector
 
GrahamPLOfficer
 
MeyerE2Owner
 
ForPolGrpDivision
 
NewsweekDivision
 
WashPostDivision
 
Life ofWashPostCo
 
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Gates, Melinda French   (Director of, 2004 to 2010) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Member, Board of Directors
Buffett, Warren E.   (Director of, 1996 to 2013) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Member, Board of Directors, also a major shareholder
Ignatius, David R.   (Officer of, 1986 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Associate Editor
Abramowitz, Michael J.   (Employee of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Mathews, Jessica T.   (Officer of, 1980 to 1982) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Member, Editorial Board
Will, George F.   (Employee of, 1974 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Graham, Donald E.   (Director of, 1974 to 2013) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1991 : Chief Executive Officer
• 1993 : Chairman
Buffett, Warren E.   (Director of, 1974 to 1985) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Graham, Katharine Meyer   (Officer of, 1963 to 1979) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Publisher
Beebe, Frederick S. (Fritz)   (Director of, 1961 to 1973) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
Graham, Philip L.   (Officer of, 1946 to 1963) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1946 : Publisher
• 1959 : President
Meyer, Eugene Jr.   (Owner of, 1933 to 1959) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Purchased the Washington Post from the McLean family
• 1933 : Publisher (1933-40)
• 1940 : Editor and Publisher (1940-46)
Foreign Policy Group   (Division of, 2008 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Newsweek Magazine   (Division of, 1961 to 2010) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1961 : Washington Post acquires Newsweek
The Washington Post   (Division of, 1877 to 2013) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1933 : Eugene Meyer Jr. buys The Washington Post
• 2013 : Meyer-Graham family sells The Washington Post