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American Media, Inc., is publisher of a number of major United States-based magazines and supermarket tabloids. Supermarket tabloids are national weekly magazines in the United States, printed on newsprint in tabloid format, specalizing in celebrity news, gossip, astrology, and bizarre (some would say apocryphal) stories about ordinary people. ...


Company background

American Media's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, figured prominently in news headlines in late 2001, after an anthrax attack was perpetrated on the company. Since then the corporate headquarters have moved to New York City at 1 Park Avenue in Manhattan. A City for All Seasons Location of Boca Raton in Palm Beach County, Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its FBI codename, occurred over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001 (a week after the September 11, 2001 attacks). ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...


The CEO, David J. Pecker, now travels between the Boca and New York office while managing the company. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...


American Media also owns Distribution Services, Inc., an in-store magazine merchandising company.


The company has now been re-located to its original headquarters in Boca Raton, FL, after the close of several magazine titles and the firing of The National Enquirer's Editor-in-Chief and several other employees at the NY office. The original Editor-in-Chief, David Perel has re-resumed leadership of the publication.


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Anthrax-exposed worker is 'fine,' gets antibiotics | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle (809 words)
She was working at another American Media building Wednesday when officials came in to tell her she had been exposed to anthrax.
Some American Media employees have expressed concern about the possibility of returning to work in the company headquarters, where supermarket tabloids like the National Enquirer, the Globe and the Sun are produced.
American Media has offered to pay for any medical expenses related to the incident, and employees have been told they are welcome to take time off this week if they need it.
American Media - definition of American Media in Encyclopedia (136 words)
American Media, Inc., is publisher of all the major United States-based supermarket tabloids—The National Enquirer, Star, Globe, National Examiner, The Sun, and Weekly World News—as well as Country Weekly, ¡Mira!
American Media also owns Distribution Services, Inc., an in-store magazine merchandising company.
American Media's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida figured prominently in news headlines in late 2001, after an anthrax attack was perpetrated on the company.
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