Who "Controls" The 10 Major Newspaper Companies?
This page helps determine who really controls
the major public newspaper companies, according to market cap.
It was a lot of work, but it
turned out very interesting. I can't help but think that nothing
has really changed since 1889, when the Great Red Dragon book was published,
except that a greater amount of power has been concentrated into fewer hands since then.
The point is, control of American companies is rapidly being consolidated
into a few foreign hands, and they are also doing so at
"frantic" pace.
Damn any of the promises that had been made, such as retirement benefits,
health care and pensions. And why is this being done?
To "own the earth in fee simple."
You can do the same lookup on any public corporation and see for yourself who controls what.
You will also see that some of the major holders are hardly nothing more than
a "front" for another, more powerful group. Simply find out who the major holders
of the major holders are and you will see for yourself. This is simply
to make it easier to deceive the public.
While doing this, remember that it only takes 10%, sometime less, sometimes more,
of the stock to "control" a widely-held corporation.
Especially when management and insiders show little or zero ownership. They, as hirelings,
simply take their marching orders and their large paychecks, and everybody else be damned.
If they show any conscience about what happens to their employees or customer base,
they are simply replaced by another "aggressive leader."
Be sure to click on the company's stock letters to check on these
"Key Executives," the sums they were paid last year, and the stock options they cashed.
Another problem we're facing now is the growth of private-equity
groups, which don't have to make the same disclosures as the publicly-held groups.
This is why they keep gaining up on the SEC to "prevent" disclosure and accountability.
This story appeared September 1, 2006:
Buyout Firms Join Lobbying Efforts.
I have no illusions that they are simply another type of
"Snakes In Suits."
One last thing: If you found this information valuable,
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With that being said, here goes:
| Major Newspaper Companies (as of 30-JUN-2006) |
|
| Symbol |
Name Of Corporation |
GCI
Major
Holders |
1. Gannett Co., Inc. [$13.13B] Owns What?
| Private Capital Management, Inc. | 5.93% |
Brandes Investment Partners L.P. | 4.94% |
Tukman Capital Management, Inc. | 4.04% |
Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd | 3.77% |
JP Morgan Chase & Company | 3.40% |
FMR Corporation (Fidelity Management & Research Corp) | 3.09% |
State Street Corporation | 2.91% |
Vanguard Group, Inc. | 2.72% |
Capital Research And Management Company | 2.39% |
Wellington Management Company, LLP | 1.72% |
Total percentage of Barclays and "associates" | 16.01% |
|
TRB
Major
Holders |
2. Tribune Co. [$7.93B] Owns What?
|
SSP
Major
Holders |
3. EW Scripps Co. [$7.59B] Owns What?
| % of Shares Held by All Insider and 5% Owners: | 48.00% |
Capital Research And Management Company | 6.02% |
Harris Associates L.P. | 6.01% |
Sirios Capital Management, L.P. | 3.38% |
Manning & Napier Advisors Inc. | 2.86% |
Neuberger Berman, LLC | 2.56% |
First Manhattan Company | 2.53% |
Wellington Management Company, LLP | 2.53% |
Gardner Russo & Gardner | 2.20% |
Gamco Investors Inc. | 2.19% |
Vanguard Group, Inc. | 2.14% |
Total percentage of Barclays and "associates" | 2.56% |
|
WPO
Major
Holders |
4. Washington Post Co. [$7.05B] Owns What?
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 17.98% |
JP Morgan Chase & Company | 7.49% |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 5.13% |
Harris Associates L.P. | 3.75% |
Horizon Asset Management, Inc./NY | 3.21% |
Weitz (Wallace) R. & Company | 3.04% |
Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd | 1.88% |
Gardner Russo & Gardner | 1.80% |
Kinetics Asset Management Inc. | 1.63% |
Bank Of America Corporation | 1.47% |
Total percentage of Barclays and "associates" | 15.97% |
|
NYT
Major
Holders |
5. New York Times Co. [$3.31B] Owns What?
|
MNI
Major
Holders |
6. McClatchy Co. [$3.23B] Owns What?
| % of Shares Held by All Insider and 5% Owners: | 31.00% |
Private Capital Management, Inc. | 14.82% |
Ariel Capital Management, Inc. | 6.03% |
Highfields Capital Management L.P | 3.03% |
Gardner Russo & Gardner | 2.97% |
JP Morgan Chase & Company | 2.91% |
Citadel Limited Partnership | 2.06% |
Vanguard Group, Inc. | 1.76% |
T. Rowe Price Associates | 1.41% |
Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd | 1.24% |
Amvescap Plc. | 1.21% |
Total percentage of Barclays and "associates" | 20.38% |
|
DJ
Major
Holders |
7. Dow Jones & Co. Inc. [$2.74B] Owns What?
|
BLC
Major
Holders |
8. Belo Corp. [$1.62B] Owns What?
|
LEE
Major
Holders |
9. Lee Enterprises Inc. [$1.10B] Owns What?
| Ariel Capital Management, Inc. | 18.40% |
Private Capital Management, Inc. | 16.27% |
Cedar Rock Capital Limited | 7.35% |
Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management, Inc. | 3.04% |
Vanguard Group, Inc. | 2.04% |
State Street Corporation | 2.59% |
Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 1.33% |
GW Capital Management, LLC | 1.23% |
Gamco Investors Inc. | 1.17% |
Total percentage of Barclays and "associates" | 18.86% |
|
MEG
Major
Holders |
10. Media General Inc. [$888.44M] Owns What?
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