Ad Revenue Rises for Washington Post Online Arm

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NEW YORK The Washington Post Company said this week that first-quarter revenue from its online publishing operations, primarily washingtonpost.com, grew 27 percent to $9.5 million versus $7.5 million in the year-ago quarter.

Local and national online ad revenue rose 78 percent in the quarter, while revenue at the jobs section increased 17 percent.

Overall Q1 revenue for The Washington Post Company, which encompasses newspaper and magazine publishing, television broadcasting and cable TV operations, totaled $640.4 million, up 7 percent from $600.3



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