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Does Warren Buffett own Tulsa World?

In February 2013, the paper announced that it would be sold to Berkshire Hathaway's BH Media Group, controlled by Warren Buffett. Lee Enterprises announced an agreement to buy BH Media Group publications and The Buffalo News for $140 million cash on January 29, 2020. The acquisition includes the Tulsa World.



No, Warren Buffett no longer owns the Tulsa World in 2026. While his company, Berkshire Hathaway (via BH Media Group), purchased the newspaper in 2013, he famously exited the newspaper industry in early 2020. The Tulsa World was sold to Lee Enterprises, a major American media company, as part of a $140 million deal that included dozens of other daily newspapers and hundreds of weeklies. Buffett's decision to sell was driven by his view that the traditional newspaper business model had become unsustainable in the digital age. Under Lee Enterprises, the Tulsa World remains the primary daily newspaper for the Tulsa metropolitan area, though it now operates as part of a much larger corporate chain. For 2026 readers, this means the paper is no longer under the direct umbrella of Buffett's famous "buy and hold" investment strategy, but it continues to provide local coverage as the second-largest newspaper in Oklahoma.

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