Defense News is an American website and newspaper about the politics, business, and technology of national security published by Sightline Media Group. Founded in 1986, Defense News says it serves an audience of senior military, government, and industry decision-makers throughout the world.[1]
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 Cover of Defense News from April 3, 2017 | |
| Type | Weekly (news) |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Sightline Media Group |
| Publisher | Michael Reinstein |
Editor-in-chief | J.D. Simkins |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Tysons, Virginia, U.S. |
| ISSN | 0884-139X |
| Website | defensenews.com |
History
editDefense News was founded as a weekly newspaper by Army Times Publishing Company. ATPCO was sold in 1997 to Gannett Company[2] (later renamed TEGNA), which sold it to Los Angeles–based private equity firm Regent in 2016, which renamed it Sightline Media Group.[3][4][5][6]
Television
editDefense News has a weekly television show about international defense and military issues. It first aired March 2, 2008, as This Week in Defense News with Vago Muradian on WUSA 9, a Washington, D.C., CBS affiliate. It later aired on ABC 7 WJLA and the Armed Forces Network.[7] In April 2017, the show relaunched on WETA-TV as Defense News Weekly.[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "About Us". Defense News. July 13, 2021. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Gannett Completes Purchase of Army Times Publishing Co. | TEGNA". www.tegna.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Army Times Publishing Company, Inc". Army Times Publishing Company. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ↑ " May 2014 Gannett Press Release". Archived from the original on January 25, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Interview: Brad Peniston of Defense News talks about Blogs and their impact on Defense News web site". Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Tegna CEO Gracia Martore made $14.7 million in 2015 - Washington Business Journal". Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ "WUSA Teams Up with Weekly Defense News". Broadcasting & Cable. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ↑ "Defense News unveils enhancements to TV show". Defense News. April 3, 2017. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Defense News TV". WETA-TV. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.