COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Newspaper Publishing

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

38companies1767–1996founding years38still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedJohnston Press plc
1767
FoundedHavas SA
1835
FoundedReed Elsevier plc
1880
FoundedThe Providence Journal Company
1884
FoundedPathé SA
1896
FoundedPearson plc
1897
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.
FoundedPower Corporation of Canada
1925
FoundedA.H. Belo Corporation
1926
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedLe Monde S.A.
1944
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
FoundedVerlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
1948
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
FoundedScottish Media Group plc
1957
FoundedTorstar Corporation
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedAndrews McMeel Universal
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.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
FoundedNews Corporation Limited
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedVillage Voice Media, Inc.
1985
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
FoundedJournal Register Company
1990
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedSchibsted ASA
1992
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
FoundedNewsquest plc
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

Johnston Press plc →
Active · founded 1767 · United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Scotland's Johnston Press plc has pressed itself into the ranks of the United Kingdom's top five regional…
Johnston Press plc →
Active · founded 1767 · United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Scotland's Johnston Press plc has pressed itself into the ranks of the United Kingdom's top five regional…
Havas SA →
Active · founded 1835 · France
Havas SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of utilities and telecommunications giant Vivendi SA, is the largest publishing…
Havas SA →
Active · founded 1835 · France
Havas SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of utilities and telecommunications giant Vivendi SA, is the largest publishing…
Reed Elsevier plc →
Active · founded 1880 · United Kingdom
Reed Elsevier plc is the joint venture of London-based Reed International plc and Netherlands-based Elsevier N.V.
Reed Elsevier plc →
Active · founded 1880 · United Kingdom
Reed Elsevier plc is the joint venture of London-based Reed International plc and Netherlands-based Elsevier N.V.
The Providence Journal Company →
Active · founded 1884
The Providence Journal Company owns the Providence Journal, the longest continuously published daily newspaper in the…
The Providence Journal Company →
Active · founded 1884
The Providence Journal Company owns the Providence Journal, the longest continuously published daily newspaper in the…
Pathé SA →
Active · founded 1896 · France
One of the most illustrious names in motion picture history, Pathé remains one of France's leading forces in film…
Pathé SA →
Active · founded 1896 · France
One of the most illustrious names in motion picture history, Pathé remains one of France's leading forces in film…
Pearson plc →
Active · founded 1897 · United Kingdom
Since the mid-1990s, Pearson plc has transformed itself from a industrial holding company with a large and sometimes…
Pearson plc →
Active · founded 1897 · United Kingdom
Since the mid-1990s, Pearson plc has transformed itself from a industrial holding company with a large and sometimes…
Power Corporation of Canada →
Active · founded 1925 · Canada
Early 1950s:Company begins to diversify its interests away from the utility industry.
Power Corporation of Canada →
Active · founded 1925 · Canada
Early 1950s:Company begins to diversify its interests away from the utility industry.
A.H. Belo Corporation →
Active · founded 1926
Originating as a small-town publisher of the Dallas Morning News and the Texas Almanac, A.H.
A.H. Belo Corporation →
Active · founded 1926
Originating as a small-town publisher of the Dallas Morning News and the Texas Almanac, A.H.
Le Monde S.A. →
Active · founded 1944 · France
Producer of what many consider the most prestigious newspaper in France since the end of the World War II, Le Monde S.A.
Le Monde S.A. →
Active · founded 1944 · France
Producer of what many consider the most prestigious newspaper in France since the end of the World War II, Le Monde S.A.
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH is the holding company for Germany's fourth largest publishing and media…
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH is the holding company for Germany's fourth largest publishing and media…
Scottish Media Group plc →
Active · founded 1957 · United Kingdom
Scottish Media Group plc is one of the largest cross-platform media companies serving Scotland.
Scottish Media Group plc →
Active · founded 1957 · United Kingdom
Scottish Media Group plc is one of the largest cross-platform media companies serving Scotland.
Torstar Corporation →
Active · founded 1958 · www.torstar.com
The Torstar Corporation is a diversified publisher based in Toronto, with three major business segments: newspapers,…
Torstar Corporation →
Active · founded 1958 · www.torstar.com
The Torstar Corporation is a diversified publisher based in Toronto, with three major business segments: newspapers,…
Andrews McMeel Universal →
Active · founded 1970
Andrews McMeel Universal is a diversified publishing and media company that includes under its umbrella one of the…
Andrews McMeel Universal →
Active · founded 1970
Andrews McMeel Universal is a diversified publishing and media company that includes under its umbrella one of the…
News Corporation Limited →
Active · founded 1979 · Australia
News Corporation Limited is the holding company for the large range of enterprises created or acquired since the 1950s…
News Corporation Limited →
Active · founded 1979 · Australia
News Corporation Limited is the holding company for the large range of enterprises created or acquired since the 1950s…
Village Voice Media, Inc. →
Active · founded 1985
Village Voice Media, Inc.
Village Voice Media, Inc. →
Active · founded 1985
Village Voice Media, Inc.
Journal Register Company →
Active · founded 1990
The Journal Register Company (JRC) owns and operates 24 daily newspapers and 185 nondaily publications in seven…
Journal Register Company →
Active · founded 1990
The Journal Register Company (JRC) owns and operates 24 daily newspapers and 185 nondaily publications in seven…
Schibsted ASA →
Active · founded 1992 · Norway
After operating for more than 100 years as a family-owned newspaper business, Schibsted ASA was incorporated in 1992 as…
Schibsted ASA →
Active · founded 1992 · Norway
After operating for more than 100 years as a family-owned newspaper business, Schibsted ASA was incorporated in 1992 as…
Newsquest plc →
Active · founded 1995 · United Kingdom
In less than five years, Newsquest plc has risen to become England's largest regional newspaper publisher and the third…
Newsquest plc →
Active · founded 1995 · United Kingdom
In less than five years, Newsquest plc has risen to become England's largest regional newspaper publisher and the third…
Entravision Communications Corporation →
Active · founded 1996
Entravision Communications Corporation is a diversified media company utilizing a combination of television, radio,…
Entravision Communications Corporation →
Active · founded 1996
Entravision Communications Corporation is a diversified media company utilizing a combination of television, radio,…
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