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It’s not uncommon today, but was virtually unheard of until Google did it.

• kloncks 9y ago
  Yes it was. See Newspapers/media barons.
  • kaycebasques 9y ago
    Which ones?
    • atypeoferror 9y ago
      New York Times is a good example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times#Ochs-Sulzberger_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times#Ochs-Sulzbe...
    • kloncks 9y ago
      NYT is big one that I know, but others include: News Corp, Sinclair, WaPo, NYT Other media companies in general.
    • jstalin 9y ago
      Ford.
  • deleted 9y ago
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  • edanm 9y ago
    Weren't those usually private companies?