The Hearst Corporation

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Hearst Corporation Names Mitchell Scherzer Chief Financial Officer [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 15 days 8 hours 44 minutes ago
...chief financial officer of Hearst Corporation effective November 16, 2009. The announcement was made by...investment activities. Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified...


Hearst Corporation Adds Four Executives to Board of Directors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 50 days 17 hours 15 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hearst Corporation today announced that four executives have been elected to its Board of Directors. They are:


Time Inc. and Hearst Launch Pilot Project to Increase Forest Certification in Maine [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 57 days 14 hours 16 minutes ago
...please refer to the Being Green section on Hearst's corporate Web site (www.hearst.com/beinggreen). Hearst Corporation ( www.hearst.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified media companies, engaged in a broad range of publishing...


Ad Council Announces Partnership With Zinio and Hearst Magazines to Introduce First Digital Public Service Campaigns [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 28 days 15 hours 34 minutes ago
...Francisco and has offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei. Hearst Magazines is a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com), one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies with interests in magazines...


UGO Entertainment Names Christopher Johnson SVP of Programming & Product Strategy, and Julie Shumaker General Manager of 1UP [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 22 days 11 hours 24 minutes ago
...and Sling Media. Since 1995, Hearst Interactive Media has invested in more than 50 companies. Throughout the Corporation, Hearst Interactive Media supports growth through its operation of the Corporate Innovation program as...


Hearst National Investigation Finds Americans Are Continuing to Die in Staggering Numbers From Preventable Medical Injuries [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 108 days 3 hours 18 minutes ago
...military housing privatization programs across the country, which earned a 2008 George Polk Award for Military Reporting. Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified media companies...


Hearst Magazines Partners With Infiniti to Present 'The Infiniti Journey of Inspiration' at the 59th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 111 days 13 hours 48 minutes ago
...brands, products, marketing programs and physical spaces locally and abroad. Hearst Magazines is a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com), one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies with interests in magazines...


Lifetime Television and The Weinstein Company Sew Up Five-Year Partnership With Hearst Magazines on PROJECT RUNWAY and MODELS OF THE RUNWAY [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 110 days 13 hours 48 minutes ago
...Company. Hearst Magazines is a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com), one of the nation's largest diversified communications...Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company. Models of the...


Rare Art Treasure Highlights 2009 Christmas Stamp [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 32 days 14 hours 45 minutes ago
...enjoy throughout the California State... "Through the years," said Hearst, vice president...Properties, Hearst Corporation, "millions of visitors to Hearst Castle have recognized...gratifying now to have the U.S. Postal Service...


Americans' Attitudes On Economic Issues Have Shifted, Per Franklin & Marshall College Poll With Hearst Television [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 61 days 18 hours 45 minutes ago
LANCASTER, Pa., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the G-20 Summit commences in nearby Pittsburgh, Lancaster-based Franklin & Marshall College announced findings of a new Franklin & Marshall College Poll, produced in partnership with Hearst Television.


Lifetime's 'The Pregnancy Pact,' Starring Thora Birch, Nancy Travis and Camryn Manheim, to Premiere January 23 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 1 day 5 hours 50 minutes ago
Lifetime's 'The Pregnancy Pact,' Starring Thora...public affairs initiatives, the Company also advocates a wide...Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal. CONTACT...


Keane, Inc. to Partner With Zynx Health to Provide Care Providers With Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Support [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 18 hours 49 minutes ago
Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, today announced its partnership with the Healthcare Solutions Division of Keane, Inc., allowing the integration of Zynx Health solutions with Keane’s OptimumTM electronic health records (EHR) system. This partnership will offer ZynxOrder at Keane’s acute care facilities and allow Zynx Health to provide the latest evidence-based clinical best practices for clinicians at the poin...


Ron Kaiser Joins MobileAccess as President & CEO to Set Stage for Next Phase of Company's Growth [Press Release]
MarketWire | 1 day 5 hours 28 minutes ago
VIENNA, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- MobileAccess, a leading provider of in-building wireless solutions, today announced the appointment of Ron Kaiser as President and CEO. Kaiser has served on the Company's board since April 2008, was appointed Chairman in September 2009 and will now assume responsibility for all aspects of MobileAccess' day-to-day operations.


Kaboodle Launches Cutting-Edge Holiday Shopping Destination [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 12 hours 19 minutes ago
...adding more finds, Kaboodle provides the ultimate platform for connecting people with products. Kaboodle was acquired by Hearst Corporation ( www.hearst.com) in August 2007 and is part of the Hearst Magazines Digital Media site network...


Irina Shabayeva Makes Fashion's 'It List' as Season Six Winner of Project Runway [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 18 hours 49 minutes ago
...Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films Corporation in 1979. TWC is a...affairs initiatives, the Company also advocates...a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal...





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Company Overview


Company: The Hearst Corporation
Industry: Media
Website: http://www.hearst.com

Like founder William Randolph Hearst's castle, The Hearst Corporation is sprawling. Through Hearst Newspapers, the company owns some 15 daily newspapers (such as the San Francisco Chronicle and the "Houston Chronicle") and 50 weekly newspapers. Its Hearst Magazines publishes some 15 US consumer magazines (Cosmopolitan, "Esquire") with nearly 200 international editions. Hearst has broadcasting operations through itsHearst Television subsidiary. Its Hearst Entertainment & Syndication unit includes syndication service King Features, newspaper production service Reed Brennan, and stakes in cable networks (A&E, ESPN). The Hearst Corporation is owned by the Hearst family, but managed by a board of trustees.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 4,380 (2007)
One-year % Growth in Sales -3.1 (2007)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 0 ()
One-year % Growth in Net Income 0.0 ()
Number of Employees 17,070 (2007)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 0.0 (2007)
Fiscal Year-End December