The Internet is up, the newspaper business is down, so no one would expect the top people at the Washington Post Company to be pulling down tens of millions of dollars a year like their counterparts in finance and entertainment. But they’re not suffering. According to 2007 filings, here are paychecks for the three best-paid Posties and their boss.
Diana Daniels
Title: vice president and general counsel
Joined the company: 1978
Salary: $355,000
Total compensation: $2.7 million
John B. Morse Jr.
Title: vice president of finance
Joined the company: 1989
Salary: $585,000
Total compensation: $2.4 million
Gerald Rosberg
Title: vice president of planning and development
Joined the company: 1996
Salary: $400,000
Total compensation: $1.6 million
Don Graham
Title: chair and CEO
Joined the company: 1971
Salary: $400,000
Total compensation: $865,708
For more of Harry Jaffe's Post Watch columns, click here.
This article can be found in the April 2008 issue of The Washingtonian.
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Post Watch: Don Graham Needs Big Pay Raise
The Internet is up, the newspaper business is down, so no one would expect the top people at the Washington Post Company to be pulling down tens of millions of dollars a year like their counterparts in finance and entertainment. But they’re not suffering. According to 2007 filings, here are paychecks for the three best-paid Posties and their boss.
Diana Daniels
Title: vice president and general counsel
Joined the company: 1978
Salary: $355,000
Total compensation: $2.7 million
John B. Morse Jr.
Title: vice president of finance
Joined the company: 1989
Salary: $585,000
Total compensation: $2.4 million
Gerald Rosberg
Title: vice president of planning and development
Joined the company: 1996
Salary: $400,000
Total compensation: $1.6 million
Don Graham
Title: chair and CEO
Joined the company: 1971
Salary: $400,000
Total compensation: $865,708
For more of Harry Jaffe's Post Watch columns, click here.
This article can be found in the April 2008 issue of The Washingtonian.
For more posts on media, politics, and the DC scene, click here.
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