American Media (publisher)
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1936 |
| Headquarters | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Key people | Joe Weider |
| Industry | Media |
| Products | Newspapers Magazines |
| Revenue | $1.597 billion USD (2006) |
| Employees | 3,160 (2006) |
| Website | [1] |
American Media, Inc., is a publisher of a number of major United States-based magazines and supermarket tabloids.
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[edit] Company background
The modern American Media came into being after Generoso Pope, Jr., longtime owner of The National Enquirer, died in 1988, and his tabloids came under new ownership. American tabloids began consolidating in 1990, when American Media bought Star from Rupert Murdoch. The purchase of Globe Communications (owner of the Globe and the National Examiner) followed nine years later.
American Media's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, figured prominently in news headlines in late 2001, after an anthrax attack was perpetrated on the company. Since then the corporate headquarters have moved to New York City at 1 Park Avenue in Manhattan. The CEO, David J. Pecker, now travels between the Boca Raton and New York office while managing the company.
American Media also owns Distribution Services, Inc., an in-store magazine merchandising company.
Roger Altman, through Evercore Partners, bought a controlling stake in American Media in 1999.[1]
[edit] Publications
- The National Enquirer
- Star
- The Globe
- National Examiner
- Sun
- Country Weekly
- ¡Mira!
- Muscle & Fitness
- Muscle & Fitness Hers
- Shape
- Men's Fitness
- Flex
- Natural Health
- Radar Online
[edit] References
- ^ The Clintonite who owns National Enquirer Ben Smith, Politico, October 11, 2007
[edit] External links
- American Media, Inc. official website
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