I believe it should be states' rights and I think the states should make the decision. They're more capable of making the decision, Trump told ABCâs Good Morning America Friday, adding later, I think many things actually should be statesâ rights, but this is a perfect example of it..
DragonImages/iStock/Getty Images. Based on 2013 revenue, the top publishing companies in the world form a diverse group that includes Pearson, Reed Elsevier, Thomson-Reuters, Wolters Kluwer and Random House. Together, this top five earned approximately $31 billion in 2013.
In print, the primary publisher is the newspaper and any libel action would normally be directed against the author or editor or both. It is rare, though not unheard of, for the shop which sold the publication, known as the secondary publisher, also to have to pay out.