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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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Company sort iconCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
WSMH INCSinclair Broadcast Groupworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$7,000
WKYC-TV, Inc.Tegnalabor relations violation2003NLRB$100,000
Westwood One, Inc. d/b/a SmartRoutes SystemsCumulus Medialabor relations violation2003NLRB$5,711
Westwood One Broadcast Services, Inc. d/b/a Metro Networks, Inc.Cumulus Medialabor relations violation2000NLRB$130,000
Warner Brothers (Production of ER)Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.labor relations violation2002NLRB$7,000
WARNER BROS TELEVISION "THE CLOSER"Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.workplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$5,810
WARNER BROS STUDIO FACILITIESWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.workplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$18,000
Warner Bros Studio Fac.Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.environmental violation2008CA-SCAQMD$8,400
WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENTWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.workplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$5,850
ViacomCBS Inc.Paramount Globaltelecommunications violation2021FCC$3,500,000
Viacom Inc.Paramount Globaltelecommunications violation2004FCC$3,500,000
ViacomParamount Globaltelecommunications violation2015FCC$1,120,000
ViacomParamount Globaltelecommunications violation2004FCC$550,000
ViacomParamount Globalwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$6,202,500
Univision Services Inc.TelevisaUnivision Inc.fraud2010DOJ_CRIMINAL$500,000
Univision Radio License CorporationTelevisaUnivision Inc.telecommunications violation2005FCC$28,000
Univision RadioTelevisaUnivision Inc.telecommunications violation2010FCC$1,000,000
Univision Local MediaTelevisaUnivision Inc.telecommunications violation2015FCC$20,000
Univision Communication Inc.TelevisaUnivision Inc.wage and hour violation2006WHD$28,540
Turner Entertainment NetworksWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.labor relations violation2004NLRB$30,000
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and Interference, Inc.Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.consumer protection violation2007MA-AG$2,000,000
Turner BroadcastingWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.telecommunications violation2014FCC$200,000
Tribune CompanyNexstar Media Groupbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$31,000,000
Townsquare Media of El Paso, Inc.Townsquare Mediatelecommunications violation2020FCC$6,000
Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse PartnershipWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.wage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$995,000
Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse PartnershipWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.wage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,632,883
Time Warner Entertainment Company, LPWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.wage and hour violation2008WHD$10,904
Time Warner EntertainmentWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.telecommunications violation2013FCC$25,000
Time Warner EntertainmentWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.employment discrimination2000private lawsuit-federal$244,500
THE PEORIA JOURNAL STAR, INC.Gannettworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$25,062
The Hearst CorporationHearstwage and hour violation2006WHD$6,195
The Enterprise Publishing CompanyGannettlabor relations violation2005NLRB$5,000
THE BUFFALO NEWS, INC.Lee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$9,775
The Buffalo NewsLee Enterpriseslabor relations violation2005NLRB$7,000
THE BUFFALO NEWSLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$15,750
THE BUFFALO NEWSLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$6,236
Tegna IncTegnawage and hour violation2017WHD$5,509
TEGNATegnatelecommunications violation2017FCC$55,000
St. Paul Pioneer PressDigital First Medialabor relations violation2003NLRB$9,950
St. Louis Post-DispatchLee Enterprisesprivacy violation2001MO-AG$5,000
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCHLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$9,400
Sirius XM Radio Inc.Liberty Mediaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$180,000,000
Sirius XM RadioLiberty Mediawage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$1,297,350
Sirius Radio Inc.Liberty Mediaconsumer protection violation2014MULTI-AG$3,800,000
Sinclair Media II, Inc.Sinclair Broadcast Groupwage and hour violation2005WHD$8,101
Sinclair Broadcasting GroupSinclair Broadcast Grouptelecommunications violation2020FCC$48,000,000
Sinclair Broadcast Group d/b/a WGME-TV 13Sinclair Broadcast Grouplabor relations violation2010NLRB$27,000
Sinclair Broadcast GroupSinclair Broadcast Grouptelecommunications violation2016FCC$9,495,000
Sinclair Broadcast GroupSinclair Broadcast Grouplabor relations violation2004NLRB$7,020
Sinclair Broadcast GroupSinclair Broadcast Grouptelecommunications violation2017FCC$13,376,200
Sinclair Broadcast GroupSinclair Broadcast Groupemployment discrimination2023EEOC$85,000
SCRIPPS MEDIAE.W. Scrippsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$19,310
Scripps Broadcasting HoldingsE.W. Scrippstelecommunications violation2019FCC$1,130,000
Scholastic Inc.Scholastic Corp.consumer protection violation2005FTC$710,000
Scholastic at Home Inc.Scholastic Corp.consumer protection violation2004MO-AG$90,000
SCHOLASTICScholastic Corp.workplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$14,502
Rodale, Inc.Hearstconsumer protection violation2010FL-AG$1,300,000
Reno Newspapers, Inc.Gannettwage and hour violation2005WHD$5,418
Reed Elsevier, Inc.RELX Groupwage and hour violation2007WHD$292,379
RANDOM HOUSE, INC.Bertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2001OSHA$9,000
Radio License Holding XI, LLCCumulus Mediatelecommunications violation2014FCC$44,000
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Gannettlabor relations violation2000NLRB$18,500
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.Bertelsmannprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$90,000,000
Paramount Pictures Corp.Paramount Globalenvironmental violation2010CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Paramount Pictures Corp.Paramount Globalenvironmental violation2005CA-SCAQMD$5,350
Paramount PicturesParamount Globalwage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$71,542
PARAMOUNT PICTURESParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,060
PARAMOUNT PICTURESParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$6,750
PARAMOUNT PICTURESParamount Globalworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$10,000
Omaha World-HeraldLee Enterpriseslabor relations violation2010NLRB$18,677
OMAHA WORLD HERALDLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$5,620
O'Reilly Media, Inc.O'Reilly Mediawage and hour violation2011WHD$150,233
O'Reilly Media Inc.O'Reilly Mediawage and hour violation2011WHD$24,080
NYP HOLDINGS, INC.News Corp.workplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$10,850
Nexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Groupwage and hour violation2021MI-LEO$7,500
News Corp.News Corp.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$244,000,000
NEW YORK POSTNews Corp.workplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$11,025
Metro Networks Communications, Inc. and Westwood One, Inc.iHeartMediaemployment discrimination2003EEOC$150,000
Metro NetworksiHeartMedialabor relations violation2003NLRB$94,368
Media News Group, Inc.Digital First Mediawage and hour violation2009WHD$15,761
Media News Group, IncDigital First Mediawage and hour violation2006WHD$6,552
Matthew Bender and Company, Inc. and Reed Elsevier, Inc.RELX Groupconsumer protection violation2009FL-AG$275,000
LexisNexis Screening Solutions, Inc.RELX Groupemployment screening violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,342,500
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc.RELX GroupFalse Claims Act and related2019MULTI-AG$5,800,000
LexisNexis Risk SolutionsRELX Groupemployment discrimination2017OFCCP$1,245,000
LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group, Inc.RELX GroupFair Credit Reporting Act violation2014private lawsuit-federal$13,500,000
LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions Inc.RELX GroupFalse Claims Act and related2020FL-AG$9,880,000
LEE PUBLICATIONS INCLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$9,000
Lee PublicationsLee Enterpriseswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$3,200,000
LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATEDLee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,000
Lee Enterprises, Inc.Lee Enterprisesbenefit plan administrator violation2017EBSA$10,001
LEE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED DBA LA CROSSE TRIBUNELee Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$9,239
Lee Enterprises - d/b/a Racine Journal TimesLee Enterpriseslabor relations violation2006NLRB$6,000
Lakeland Ledger Publishing CorporationGannettwage and hour violation2008WHD$20,736
Knoxville News-Sentinel CompanyGannettlabor relations violation2000NLRB$25,000
KENS-TV Inc.Tegnawage and hour violation2014WHD$7,937
Kaplan K12 Learning Services, LLCGraham Holdingstax violations2015CT-AG$5,700
Kaplan Inc.Graham Holdingswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Kaplan Inc.Graham Holdingsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$4,750,000
Kaplan Inc.Graham Holdingsconsumer protection violation2007private lawsuit-federal$13,000,000
Kaplan IncGraham Holdingswage and hour violation2007WHD$25,281
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.