COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Internet Publishing and Broadcasting

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

18companies1851–1995founding years16still active2no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedThe New York Times CompanyFoundedThe New York Times Company
1851
FoundedTribune CompanyFoundedTribune Company
1861
FoundedDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.FoundedDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
1876
FoundedToppan Printing Co., Ltd.FoundedToppan Printing Co., Ltd.
1900
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
FoundedVance Publishing CorporationFoundedVance Publishing Corporation
1937
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedAmerican Greetings CorporationFoundedAmerican Greetings Corporation
1944
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
FoundedKnight Ridder, Inc.FoundedKnight Ridder, Inc.
1974
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedMorningstar Inc.FoundedMorningstar Inc.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
FoundedYahoo! Inc.FoundedYahoo! Inc.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

The New York Times Company →
Active · founded 1851
The New York Times Company (NYTC) is a diversified media company including newspapers, magazines, television and radio…
The New York Times Company →
Active · founded 1851
The New York Times Company (NYTC) is a diversified media company including newspapers, magazines, television and radio…
Tribune Company →
Active · founded 1861
Tribune Company is one of the largest media companies in the United States.
Tribune Company →
Active · founded 1861
Tribune Company is one of the largest media companies in the United States.
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1876 · Japan
Japan's first modern printing company, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1876 · Japan
Japan's first modern printing company, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1900 · Japan
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1900 · Japan
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
Vance Publishing Corporation →
Active · founded 1937
Vance Publishing Corporation has been producing specialized trade magazines since 1937.
Vance Publishing Corporation →
Active · founded 1937
Vance Publishing Corporation has been producing specialized trade magazines since 1937.
American Greetings Corporation →
Active · founded 1944
Founded in 1906 as a small Cleveland jobber's shop, American Greetings Corporation, which advertises itself as "the…
American Greetings Corporation →
Active · founded 1944
Founded in 1906 as a small Cleveland jobber's shop, American Greetings Corporation, which advertises itself as "the…
Knight Ridder, Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1974
Knight Ridder, Inc.
Knight Ridder, Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1974
Knight Ridder, Inc.
Morningstar Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Based in Chicago, Morningstar Inc.
Morningstar Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
Based in Chicago, Morningstar Inc.
Yahoo! Inc. →
Active · founded 1995
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. →
Active · founded 1995
Yahoo!
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