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The Hearst Corporation
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
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 PROFILE
Family-owned Hearst Corporation is a media giant with interests in newspaper, magazine, and business publishing; TV and radio; cable network programming; and online services. The company owns 12 daily newspapers, including the "San Francisco Chronicle" (which Hearst acquired after a lengthy antitrust inquiry that also resulted in the sale of rival paper "San Francisco Examiner") and the "Houston Chronicle;" 18 weeklies; 16 US consumer magazines, including "Cosmopolitan;" stakes in cable TV networks, including A&E, Lifetime, and ESPN; TV and radio stations (through Hearst-Argyle Television); and business publishers. Hearst also owns about 25% of iVillage, the Web network aimed at women.

 COMPETITION
Advance Publications, Inc. (dossier)
Gannett Co., Inc. (GCI)
Viacom Inc. (VIA)

 DEALS
Deal: Hire.com Raises $19 Million
Date Announced: 06.26.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 19
Description: Online recruiting company closes $19 million round of funding to be used towards product development, marketing and branding.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 2,740.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 14.2%
Employees: 18,300
Revenue per employee: $149,726.78

 KEY PEOPLE
• Frank A. Bennack
    CEO
• Ronald J. Doerfler
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
959 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10019
US
Phone: 212-649-2000
Fax: 212-765-3528
Online: Web Site

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