John Cowles Sr.

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John Cowles Sr. was an American newspaper and magazine publisher who built a major media empire, notably through leadership of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
media executive
newspaper publisher
areaOfInfluence American newspaper industry in the 20th century
Midwestern United States press
associatedWith Cowles Media Company NERFINISHED
Star Tribune (newspaper) NERFINISHED
businessModel family-owned media company
child John Cowles Jr. NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company NERFINISHED
familyName Cowles NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork journalism
magazine publishing
newspaper publishing
genre daily newspaper publishing
magazine publishing
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasPart ownership interests in magazines
ownership interests in newspapers
industry magazine industry
media industry
newspaper industry
influenced regional newspaper consolidation in the United States
influencedBy growth of 20th-century American mass media
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Cowles media family NERFINISHED
name John Cowles Sr. NERFINISHED
notableFor building a major American media empire
expansion of Cowles family media holdings beyond Minneapolis
family ownership and control of multiple newspapers and magazines
leadership of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company
notableWork development of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune into a major regional newspaper
occupation business executive
publisher
placeOfActivity Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld president of Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company
publisher of Minneapolis Star
publisher of Minneapolis Tribune
relative Cowles family NERFINISHED
residence Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Elizabeth Bates Cowles NERFINISHED
typeOfBusiness privately held media company
workLocation Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED

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Look magazine foundedBy John Cowles Sr.
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