How Much Did They Make?   

Figures are for 2000. Data for OPERATING MARGIN were provided by Morton Research Inc. and only reflect the newspaper segment of each company. For further financial information click on executives' names.

BELO
Operating Profit Margin: 21.7%
Robert W. Decherd
Chairman, president, and CEO

DOW JONES
Operating Profit Margin: 26.3%
Peter R. Kann
Chairman, CEO

GANNETT
Operating Profit Margin: 28.0%
John J. Curley,
Chairman; CEO until June 2000

JOURNAL REGISTER
Operating Profit Margin: 27.9%
Robert M. Jelenic
Chairman, president and CEO

KNIGHT RIDDER
Operating Profit Margin: 20.8%
P. Anthony Ridder
Chairman, CEO

LEE ENTERPRISES
Operating Profit Margin: 24.0%
Richard D. Gottleib
Chiarman, CEO

McCLATCHY
Operating Profit Margin: 20.5%
Gary B. Pruitt
President, CEO

MEDIA GENERAL
Operating Profit Margin: 26.2%
J. Steward Bryan III
Chairman, President,and CEO

NEW YORK TIMES CO.
Operating Profit Margin: 21.4%
Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
Chairman; NY Times publisher

PULITZER
Operating Profit Margin: 13.9%
Michael E. Pulitzer
Chiarman

E.W. SCRIPPS
Operating Profit Margin: 21.5%
William R. Burleigh
Stepped down as CEO Sept. 2000

TRIBUNE CO.
Operating Profit Margin: 19.7%
John W. Madigan
Chairman, president and CEO

WASHINGTON POST CO.
Operating Profit Margin: 15.5%
Donald E. Graham
Chairman, CEO