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| Company type | Holding company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Founder | John Cowles Sr. and Gardner "Mike" Cowles Jr. |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Gardner Cowles Sr., Gardner "Mike" Cowles Jr., John Cowles Jr., Kingsley H. Murphy Jr. |
| Products | Newspaper, magazines, television stations |
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| Divisions | Cowles Business Media Cowles Creative Publishing Cowles Enthusiast Media |
Cowles Media Company (/koʊlz/ KOHLZ) (1935–1998) was a newspaper, magazine and information publishing company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. The company operated Cowles Business Media, Cowles Creative Publishing, and Cowles Enthusiast Media units.
Owners of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune from 1935 to 1998[citation needed], other newspapers owned at one time by Cowles Media and its affiliates included the Des Moines Register, the Buffalo Courier-Express, the Scottsdale Progress and the Rapid City Journal. The company also owned the Register and Tribune Syndicate (established in 1922).