Both companies are much better known for operating newspapers, magazines and other traditional media outlets than investing in startups.
Scripps operates newspapers in 14 markets and 10 broadcast TV stations, and it owns the Food Network and HGTV lifestyle television networks.
It intends to operate newspaper, media directory and other media content businesses.
"In my view, Fidelity has not operated these newspapers well," said Steven Barlow, an analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston.
Among Web sites operated by newspapers, The New York Times, Gannett and Tribune each reach more than a million viewers a month with video streams, comScore says.
"Allen's representatives spoke with a half-dozen potential suitors before the Post Co.'s board settled on Bezos, 49, a legendary tech innovator who has never operated a newspaper," he wrote.
According to the second owner, the first owner and her brother operated a newspaper distribution company during the 1940s and 50s, and a bundle of these error papers had been dropped off during the normal late night/early morning train delivery.
Hagadone Newspapers is a subsidiary of the Hagadone Corporation, based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and operates daily newspapers in Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Washington and Wisconsin.
The government owns and operates all newspapers and television and radio stations.
As it became increasingly difficult for publishers to operate their newspapers and magazines at a profit, these were gradually taken over by larger industrial and business concerns, often with some compromising of their editorial freedom.
Mr. Mubarak was questioned about gifts, including gold pens, designer neckties, leather bags, shoes, gold jewelry and expensive watches that Al Ahram, which operates several newspapers and other media outlets, gave him from 2006 to 2011 as demonstrations of loyalty, its Web site reported.
