The Washington Post Company (WPO)

NetscribeMedia (< 20) Submitted: 12/29/06 5:15 AM : Start Price: $739.19 WPO Score: -10.05

The Washington Post Company is a diversified media and education company. Its media operations consist of newspaper publishing (mainly The Washington Post), television broadcasting, magazine publishing (mainly Newsweek magazine), and the ownership an...

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rajeevg (95.99) Submitted: 9/22/06 11:27 PM : Start Price: $735.90 WPO Score: -18.43

WPO is perceived as similar to other newspaper companies, but its cable operations and education business make it substantially different. The newspaper business will probably decline slowly, but growth in the other two businesses should more than co...

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devoish (99.62) Submitted: 1/18/08 2:40 PM : Start Price: $766.51 WPO Score: -20.10

I will trust Warren Buffet to help choose management and let them run. Companys printed media is slipping but cable/educational/on line is growing. They are positioning themselves towards a growing segment of the US population with Latin broadcasting...

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FreethinkerKW (67.55) Submitted: 12/25/06 2:40 AM : Start Price: $729.04 WPO Score: -9.71

Only 9.62 million shares total oustanding. Of those, 1,727,765 are owned by Berkshire Hathaway.

Pays a quarterly dividend of $1.95 which is about a 1% yield annually at $780.00 per share.

I am buying this undervalued stock on the premises that this...

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TMFLucky11 (98.52) Submitted: 8/31/06 4:56 PM : Start Price: $787.34 WPO Score: 23.71

The Washington Post is one of the most well-known newspaper names in the world. But like with the New York Times, WPO's business model is SO 20th-century, and if it's going to succeed in an era of up-to-the-minute information and on-demand news, it's...

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LaughingRaven (78.43) Submitted: 9/26/06 12:02 AM : Start Price: $705.52 WPO Score: -12.76

They're a solid and well-diversified cash-generating company, with plenty of avenues to grow in the coming decades.

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vittorio301 (95.41) Submitted: 11/07/06 9:12 PM : Start Price: $720.22 WPO Score: -10.74

I dont think newspapers are dead much like books are dead. Yeah you can read both online and its great to have easy access to read them but something about holding a book or reading the paper on the couch that a monitor doesn´t quite satisfy. Call ...

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Jivy2008 (67.53) Submitted: 5/06/08 7:31 PM : Start Price: $659.48 WPO Score: -0.24

Purchase on dips!

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dfiore1 (21.90) Submitted: 4/29/08 3:47 PM : Start Price: $663.40 WPO Score: -2.67

Only because of their test prep. The paper is holding them back!

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Jayhawker2000 (66.50) Submitted: 4/08/08 2:54 PM : Start Price: $678.75 WPO Score: -6.47

Winning the new media revolution requires two things:
1) Creating content that users can't live without
2) Figuring out how to make money off it

The Washington Post Co. has step 1 down (see 6 Pulitzers this year). I think they can figure out step 2 ...

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