Graham family

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The Graham family is an influential American media dynasty best known for its long-time leadership and stewardship of The Washington Post.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American family
media dynasty
acquired Washington Post
surface form: The Washington Post
acquiredBy Eugene Meyer
acquisitionYear 1933
associatedCompany Graham Holdings Company
associatedWith Pentagon Papers coverage
Watergate scandal coverage
basedIn Washington, D.C.
businessInterest Cable One
Kaplan, Inc.
Newsweek magazine
surface form: Newsweek (historical)

Slate magazine
buyer Jeff Bezos
controlled The Washington Post Company
controlledUntil 2013
corporateEvolution The Washington Post Company renamed Graham Holdings Company
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicBackground Jewish (through Eugene Meyer)
mixed European-American
governanceRole chairpersons of The Washington Post Company
publishers of The Washington Post
industry media
newspapers
influenceRegion United States of America
surface form: United States

Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
legacy defense of press freedom
development of modern investigative journalism at The Washington Post
mediaInfluence national politics in the United States
public opinion on U.S. foreign policy
notableFor leadership of The Washington Post Company
ownership of The Washington Post
notableMember Donald E. Graham
Eugene Meyer
Katharine Graham
Lally Weymouth
Philip L. Graham
Stephen P. Graham
notablePublication Newsweek magazine
surface form: Newsweek (historical)

Washington Post
surface form: The Washington Post
philanthropicActivity support for arts and culture
support for journalism education
politicalOrientation generally liberal
renamingYear 2013
saleYear 2013
sector education services
mass media
socialClass upper class
sold Washington Post
surface form: The Washington Post

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Washington Post formerOwner Graham family
subject surface form: The Washington Post
The Washington Post Company foundedBy Graham family
The Washington Post Company ownedBy Graham family
Charlie Graham partOf Graham family
Graham Holdings Company namedAfter Graham family
Graham Holdings Company ownedBy Graham family
WPO associatedWithOwnerFamily Graham family
Lally Weymouth memberOf Graham family