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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: media
Penalty Total since 2000: $1,813,664,972
Number of Records: 256
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Fox Corporation$824,500,0005
News Corp.$266,573,98210
Liberty Media$185,097,3503
Bertelsmann$90,134,2356
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.$81,273,24717
Sinclair Broadcast Group$71,005,3218
Paramount Global$66,612,78123
RELX Group$55,011,79912
Nexstar Media Group$31,007,5002
Hearst$29,571,99511

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
KENS-TV Inc.Tegnawage and hour violation2014WHD$7,937
Gannett Company IncGannettwage and hour violation2014WHD$22,980
O'Reilly Media, Inc.O'Reilly Mediawage and hour violation2011WHD$150,233
O'Reilly Media Inc.O'Reilly Mediawage and hour violation2011WHD$24,080
Journal Register CompanyDigital First Mediawage and hour violation2011WHD$8,435
Gatehouse Media Kansas Holdings IIGannettwage and hour violation2010WHD$10,113
Media News Group, Inc.Digital First Mediawage and hour violation2009WHD$15,761
Time Warner Entertainment Company, LPWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.wage and hour violation2008WHD$10,904
Lakeland Ledger Publishing CorporationGannettwage and hour violation2008WHD$20,736
Cox Enterprises, Inc.Cox Enterpriseswage and hour violation2008WHD$16,996
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.John Wiley & Sonswage and hour violation2007WHD$7,163
Elsevier, Inc.RELX Groupwage and hour violation2007WHD$281,920
CoxCom, Inc.Cox Enterpriseswage and hour violation2007WHD$69,868
Reed Elsevier, Inc.RELX Groupwage and hour violation2007WHD$292,379
Kaplan IncGraham Holdingswage and hour violation2007WHD$25,281
Cumulus Media, IncCumulus Mediawage and hour violation2007WHD$5,134
Univision Communication Inc.TelevisaUnivision Inc.wage and hour violation2006WHD$28,540
Media News Group, IncDigital First Mediawage and hour violation2006WHD$6,552
The Hearst CorporationHearstwage and hour violation2006WHD$6,195
Reno Newspapers, Inc.Gannettwage and hour violation2005WHD$5,418
Sinclair Media II, Inc.Sinclair Broadcast Groupwage and hour violation2005WHD$8,101
Journal Register Company East, Inc.Digital First Mediawage and hour violation2004WHD$18,053
Journal Register East, Inc.Digital First Mediawage and hour violation2003WHD$44,750
Tegna IncTegnawage and hour violation2017WHD$5,509
Kaplan Higher EducationGraham HoldingsFalse Claims Act and related2015USAO$1,300,000
COX COMMUNICATIONSCox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$5,500
GRANITE PRODUCTIONSParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$18,185
WARNER BROS STUDIO FACILITIESWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.workplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$18,000
PARAMOUNT PICTURESParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,060
WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENTWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.workplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$5,850
WARNER BROS TELEVISION "THE CLOSER"Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.workplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$5,810
NEW YORK POSTNews Corp.workplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$11,025
RANDOM HOUSE, INC.Bertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2001OSHA$9,000
NYP HOLDINGS, INC.News Corp.workplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$10,850
OMAHA WORLD HERALDLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$5,620
GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, INC. DBA COGannettworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$6,000
CHICAGO TRIBUNEDigital First Mediaworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$9,000
GATEHOUSE MEDIA, INC. REGIONAL PRESS PLANTGannettworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$7,500
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCHLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$9,400
CHICAGO TRIBUNEDigital First Mediaworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$7,000
CBS, INC.Paramount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$16,630
CBS OUTDOORParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$7,000
THE BUFFALO NEWSLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$15,750
GATEHOUSE MEDIA ILLINOIS HOLDINGS, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$17,280
GATEHOUSE MEDIA IL HOLDINGSINC DBA MONEY STRETCHERGannettworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$10,500
GATEHOUSE MEDIA MO HOLDINGS II/DBA THE EXAMINERGannettworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$15,400
LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATEDLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,000
DES MOINES REGISTERGannettworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,150
HEARST MEDIA GROUPHearstworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,800
GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK INCGannettworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$5,075
EYE PRODUCTIONS, INC.Paramount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$7,420
PARAMOUNT PICTURESParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$6,750
JOURNAL SENTINEL INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,140
DOW JONES & COMPANY INC.News Corp.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$6,300
GATEHOUSE MEDIA NY HOLDINGS INCGannettworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$11,200
GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$5,750
GANNETT CO., INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$12,850
GANNETT CO.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$26,550
THE BUFFALO NEWS, INC.Lee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$9,775
ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES, LLCBertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$86,800
21ST CENTURY MEDIA, INC.Digital First Mediaworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$5,040
WSMH INCSinclair Broadcast Groupworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$7,000
COX ENTERPRISES, INC.Cox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$45,500
FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS, INCDigital First Mediaworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$5,700
GATEHOUSE MEDIA, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$6,000
COX COMMUNICATIONSCox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$11,575
GANNETT PUBLISHING SERVICES INCGannettworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$39,555
SCRIPPS MEDIAE.W. Scrippsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$19,310
COX ENTERPRISES, INC.Cox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,290
LEE PUBLICATIONS INCLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$9,000
PARAMOUNT PICTURESParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$10,000
GANNETT PUBLISHING SERVICES, LLCGannettworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$5,497
GANNETT CO.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$6,208
THE BUFFALO NEWSLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$6,236
HEARST MEDIA SERVICES CONNECTICUT, LLCHearstworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$23,000
LEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED DBA LA CROSSE TRIBUNELee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$9,239
THE PEORIA JOURNAL STAR, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$25,062
HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS LLCNews Corp.workplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$9,000
AUTONOMY PRODUCTIONS, LLCWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.workplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$14,400
HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Hearstworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$5,000
ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES, LLCBertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$5,000
SCHOLASTICScholastic Corp.workplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$14,502
BERTLELSMANN PRINTING GROUPBertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$28,435
COX COMMUNICATIONSCox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$5,000
LexisNexis Risk SolutionsRELX Groupemployment discrimination2017OFCCP$1,245,000
Cable News Network, Inc.Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.economic sanction violation2004OFAC$7,500
Fox News NetworksFox Corporationemployment discrimination2021NY-NYCCHR$1,000,000
CBS RadioAudacy Inc.consumer protection violation2006NY-AG$2,000,000
Entercom CommunicationsAudacy Inc.consumer protection violation2006NY-AG$3,500,000
CBS Corp.Paramount Globalinvestor protection violation2022NY-AG$28,000,000
Cox Communications Las Vegas, Inc.Cox Enterprisesutility safety violation2020NV-PUC$26,500
Cox Communications, Inc.Cox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2011NLRB$12,000
Citadel BroadcastingCumulus Medialabor relations violation2010NLRB$20,000
Sinclair Broadcast Group d/b/a WGME-TV 13Sinclair Broadcast Grouplabor relations violation2010NLRB$27,000
CBS Studio CenterParamount Globallabor relations violation2010NLRB$100,000
Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.Gannettlabor relations violation2010NLRB$5,526
Omaha World-HeraldLee Enterpriseslabor relations violation2010NLRB$18,677
Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. d/b/a Post-CrescentGannettlabor relations violation2010NLRB$54,000
Dayton Newspapers, Inc. d/b/a Cox Ohio PublishingCox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2009NLRB$5,165
Detroit Free PressGannettlabor relations violation2008NLRB$12,530
Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper AgencyGannettlabor relations violation2007NLRB$226,772
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.