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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 Parent sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Conde NastAdvance Publicationswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$5,850,000
CBS RadioAudacy Inc.telecommunications violation2007FCC$3,000,000
Entercom CommunicationsAudacy Inc.telecommunications violation2007FCC$4,000,000
Entercom CommunicationsAudacy Inc.telecommunications violation2004FCC$220,000
Infinity Broadcasting OperationsAudacy Inc.telecommunications violation2004FCC$27,500
Infinity Broadcasting Operations, Inc.Audacy Inc.telecommunications violation2003FCC$10,000
Infinity BroadcastingAudacy Inc.telecommunications violation2003FCC$357,500
CBS RadioAudacy Inc.consumer protection violation2006NY-AG$2,000,000
Entercom CommunicationsAudacy Inc.consumer protection violation2006NY-AG$3,500,000
EntercomAudacy Inc.telecommunications violation2020FCC$20,000
Audacy Corporation Inc.Audacy Inc.wage and hour violation2021CA-LCO$62,731
Audacy Corporation Inc.Audacy Inc.wage and hour violation2020CA-LCO$13,739
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.Bertelsmannprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014MULTI-AG$90,000,000
RANDOM HOUSE, INC.Bertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2001OSHA$9,000
ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES, LLCBertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$86,800
ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES, LLCBertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$5,000
BERTLELSMANN PRINTING GROUPBertelsmannworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$28,435
BERTELSMANN, INC.Bertelsmannenvironmental violation2004EPA$5,000
Cox CommunicationsCox Enterprisestelecommunications violation2015FCC$595,000
Cox Enterprises, Inc.Cox Enterpriseswage and hour violation2008WHD$16,996
CoxCom, Inc.Cox Enterpriseswage and hour violation2007WHD$69,868
Cox Communications, Inc.Cox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2011NLRB$12,000
Dayton Newspapers, Inc. d/b/a Cox Ohio PublishingCox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2009NLRB$5,165
DAYTON NEWSPAPERS, INC. D/B/A COX OHIO PUBLISHINGCox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2006NLRB$599,537
Cox Com. Inc. d/b/a Cox Communications Oklahoma CityCox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2005NLRB$70,000
Cox Communications Gulf Coast, L.L.C.Cox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2005NLRB$35,000
Cox Enterprises, through its subsidiary Cox Television and WFTV-TV Holdings, Inc.Cox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2002NLRB$35,298
Cox Enterprises, Inc., Media General and Knight Rider, individually and as Partners, d/b/a SP Newsprint Co. f/k/a Southeast Paper Manufacturing Co.Cox Enterpriseslabor relations violation2001NLRB$35,000
Cox Enterprises Inc.Cox Enterprisesbenefit plan administrator violation2014EBSA$1,986,918
Cox Communications California, LLCCox Enterprisesenvironmental violation2018CA-AG$3,318,700
Cox California Telecom LLCCox Enterprisesutility administrative violation2020CA-PUC$303,182
Cox CommunicationsCox Enterprisesutility safety violation2010CA-PUC$2,000,000
Cox Communications Las Vegas, Inc.Cox Enterprisesutility safety violation2020NV-PUC$26,500
Cox Communications Inc.Cox Enterprisesemployment discrimination2023DOJ_RIGHTS$2,500,000
Cox CommunicationsCox Enterprisesconsumer protection violation2024AZ-AG$13,042,494
COX COMMUNICATIONSCox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$5,500
COX ENTERPRISES, INC.Cox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$45,500
COX COMMUNICATIONSCox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$11,575
COX ENTERPRISES, INC.Cox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,290
COX COMMUNICATIONSCox Enterprisesworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$5,000
Cumulus MediaCumulus Mediatelecommunications violation2016FCC$540,000
Radio License Holding XI, LLCCumulus Mediatelecommunications violation2014FCC$44,000
Citadel BroadcastingCumulus Mediatelecommunications violation2007FCC$2,000,000
Cumulus Media, IncCumulus Mediawage and hour violation2007WHD$5,134
Citadel BroadcastingCumulus Medialabor relations violation2010NLRB$20,000
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
Cumulus MediaCumulus Mediawage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$923,133
Cumulus MediaCumulus Mediatelecommunications violation2019FCC$233,000
Cumulus Radio LLCCumulus Mediatelecommunications violation2021FCC$233,000
Cumulus Licensing LLCCumulus Mediatelecommunications violation2022FCC$32,000
Cumulus Media Inc.Cumulus Mediabenefit plan administrator violation2023private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Belo Corp.DallasNews Corporationwage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-state$2,500,000
Journal Register CompanyDigital First Mediawage and hour violation2011WHD$8,435
Media News Group, Inc.Digital First Mediawage and hour violation2009WHD$15,761
Media News Group, IncDigital First Mediawage and hour violation2006WHD$6,552
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
St. Paul Pioneer PressDigital First Medialabor relations violation2003NLRB$9,950
Chicago Tribune CompanyDigital First Mediawage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$660,000
Freedom Communications dba Orange County RegisterDigital First Mediawage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-state$22,000,000
Hartford CourantDigital First Mediaprivacy violation2005CT-DCP$36,000
CHICAGO TRIBUNEDigital First Mediaworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$9,000
CHICAGO TRIBUNEDigital First Mediaworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$7,000
21ST CENTURY MEDIA, INC.Digital First Mediaworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$5,040
FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS, INCDigital First Mediaworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$5,700
Journal Broadcast CorporationE.W. Scrippstelecommunications violation2014FCC$115,000
Scripps Broadcasting HoldingsE.W. Scrippstelecommunications violation2019FCC$1,130,000
SCRIPPS MEDIAE.W. Scrippsworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$19,310
Emmis CommunicationsEmmis Communicationstelecommunications violation2004FCC$300,000
Emmis CommunicationsEmmis Communicationstelecommunications violation2004FCC$14,000
21st Century FoxFox Corporationemployment discrimination2018private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
21st Century FoxFox Corporationemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-state$20,000,000
Fox News NetworksFox Corporationemployment discrimination2021NY-NYCCHR$1,000,000
Fox Corp.Fox Corporationdefamation2023private lawsuit-state$787,500,000
Fox CorporationFox Corporationprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$6,000,000
Gannett Company, Inc. and Gannett Media Technologies, Inc.Gannettemployment discrimination2013EEOC$49,900
ENTERPRISE NEWSMEDIA, INC.Gannettbenefit plan administrator violation2009EBSA$10,001
Gannett Company IncGannettwage and hour violation2014WHD$22,980
Gatehouse Media Kansas Holdings IIGannettwage and hour violation2010WHD$10,113
Lakeland Ledger Publishing CorporationGannettwage and hour violation2008WHD$20,736
Reno Newspapers, Inc.Gannettwage and hour violation2005WHD$5,418
Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.Gannettlabor relations violation2010NLRB$5,526
Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. d/b/a Post-CrescentGannettlabor relations violation2010NLRB$54,000
Detroit Free PressGannettlabor relations violation2008NLRB$12,530
Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper AgencyGannettlabor relations violation2007NLRB$226,772
Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper AgencyGannettlabor relations violation2007NLRB$157,615
Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper AgencyGannettlabor relations violation2007NLRB$369,981
Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper AgencyGannettlabor relations violation2007NLRB$8,000
Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper AgencyGannettlabor relations violation2007NLRB$78,034
Detroit Newspaper AgencyGannettlabor relations violation2007NLRB$36,000
Des Moines Register and TribuneGannettlabor relations violation2007NLRB$71,001
Des Moines Register and TribuneGannettlabor relations violation2005NLRB$13,000
The Enterprise Publishing CompanyGannettlabor relations violation2005NLRB$5,000
Detroit Newspapers f/k/a Detroit Newspaper AgencyGannettlabor relations violation2005NLRB$53,001
Detroit Newspaper Agency d/b/a Detroit NewspaperGannettlabor relations violation2003NLRB$20,000
GANNETT CO. INC.Gannettlabor relations violation2003NLRB$48,996
Enterprise Publishing CompanyGannettlabor relations violation2001NLRB$7,000
Asbury Park PressGannettlabor relations violation2001NLRB$6,000
Knoxville News-Sentinel CompanyGannettlabor relations violation2000NLRB$25,000
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Gannettlabor relations violation2000NLRB$18,500
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.