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NBC News

Summary

NBC News is an online newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of online_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,336 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NBC News received the George Polk Award[3].
  • NBC News is located in New York City[4].
  • NBC News is in the country of United States[5].
  • NBC News's instance of is recorded as online newspaper[6].
  • NBC News's instance of is recorded as television channel[7].
  • NBC News's instance of is recorded as specialty channel[8].
  • NBC News's instance of is recorded as production company[9].
  • NBC News is owned by NBCUniversal[10].
  • NBC News's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[11].
  • NBC News's headquarters location is recorded as 30 Rockefeller Plaza[12].
  • NBC News's place of publication is recorded as New York City[13].
  • NBC News's child organization or unit is recorded as Q2720711[14].
  • NBC News's Commons category is recorded as NBC News[15].
  • NBC News's platform is recorded as iOS[16].
  • NBC News's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • February 21, 1940 marks the founding of NBC News[18].
  • NBC News's parent organization or unit is recorded as NBCUniversal Media Group[19].
  • NBC News's distributed by is recorded as Q368215[20].
  • NBC News's official website is recorded as https://www.nbcnews.com/[21].
  • NBC News's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NBC News[22].
  • NBC News's operating area is recorded as worldwide[23].
  • NBC News's significant person is recorded as Noah Oppenheim[24].
  • NBC News's significant person is recorded as Deborah Turness[25].
  • NBC News's significant person is recorded as Rebecca Blumenstein[26].
  • NBC News's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6230000'}[27].

Body

Founding

February 21, 1940 marks the founding of NBC News[18].

Operations

Headquarters locations include New York City[11], a global city[28], in United States[29], founded in 1624[30] and 30 Rockefeller Plaza[12], a skyscraper[31], in United States[32], founded in 1933[33]. NBC News's parent organization or unit is recorded as NBCUniversal Media Group[19]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Q2720711[14].

Ownership

NBC News is owned by NBCUniversal[10].

Recognition

NBC News received the George Polk Award[3].

Why It Matters

NBC News ranks in the top 2% of online_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,336 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did NBC News receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award[3].

Related Entities

iOS Katie Couric New York City online newspaper Sora television channel United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1940-02-21T00:00:00Z
    Parent organization or unit → NBCUniversal Media Group
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