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Build Your Own Email Benchmarks
What's a good open rate for email? What's a good click through rate? The answer? Ask your data! Every marketer wants to know how their campaigns…
Washington Post within "striking distance" of breaking even in 2027
After years of steep losses, layoffs, and leadership churn, The Washington Post is within striking distance of breaking even financially, according to executive editor Matt Murray,…
Election Night Sent Viewers Back to the News, and Back to Broadcast, New Madhive Data Shows
New research from Madhive shows where audiences actually went when the results came in on Tuesday, Nov. 3
What's Up Is Now The Brief: News and Insights from Capitol Communicator
Welcome to The Brief! Capitol Communicator's revamped weekly newsletter. Inside Today's Brief: * Journalist Karen Attiah will not return to Washington Post * AAF…
Why Print Still Matters in the Age of AI
Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni Interviews Tina Casagrand Foss, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The New Territory. At a time when AI is transforming content creation…
Early-bird entrees being accepted for AAF DC's American Advertising Awards
Early-bird entrees are being accepted for AAF DC's American Advertising Awards. According to AAF DC, you should enter because: First, you compete at…
Build Your Own Email Benchmarks
What's a good open rate for email? What's a good click through rate? The answer? Ask your data! Every marketer wants to…
What's Up Is Now The Brief: News and Insights from Capitol Communicator
Welcome to The Brief! Capitol Communicator's revamped weekly newsletter. Inside Today's Brief: * Journalist Karen Attiah will not return to Washington Post * AAF…
Washington Post within "striking distance" of breaking even in 2027
After years of steep losses, layoffs, and leadership churn, The Washington Post is within striking distance of breaking even financially, according to executive editor Matt Murray,…
Election Night Sent Viewers Back to the News, and Back to Broadcast, New Madhive Data Shows
New research from Madhive shows where audiences actually went when the results came in on Tuesday, Nov. 3
Trust. Busted?
CommPRO Editor's Note: As questions surrounding Nvidia and Jensen Huang put corporate leadership and accountability in the spotlight, Jessica Berk Ross, Managing Partner and…
Why Print Still Matters in the Age of AI
Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni Interviews Tina Casagrand Foss, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The New Territory. At a time when AI is transforming content creation…
Early-bird entrees being accepted for AAF DC's American Advertising Awards
Early-bird entrees are being accepted for AAF DC's American Advertising Awards. According to AAF DC, you should enter because: First, you compete at…
Spotted MP agency named to The PR Net’s 2026 Most Influential List
Spotted MP, an Alexandria-based boutique marketing and public relations agency, has been named to The PR Net's 2026 Marcomms’ Most Influential list for…
The Nvidia Crisis Raises a Bigger Question: Who Advises the CEO?
Editor’s note: The Nvidia framing is CommPRO editorial context, not commentary by the excerpt’s authors on Nvidia or its leadership. As Nvidia faces questions…
Journalist Karen Attiah will not return to Washington Post despite winning fight that she was unjustly fired
Karen Attiah will not return to her job as a Washington Post opinion columnist even after an arbitrator ruled she was unjustly fired for statements following…
Glen Echo Group Expands Public Affairs Team
Glen Echo Group announced the hires of Alanna Murrell as a director, Joslyn Blass as an associate, and Sarah Banholzer and Lulia Pan as junior associates.…
Zach Goodwin, Cofounder of DC creative agency This January, Makes Narrative Directorial Debut With THE REPLICA
Washingtonian, writer and creative director Zach Goodwin makes his debut as a narrative director with THE REPLICA.
Fox Buys Roku, a deal valued at $22 billion
Fox Corp. acquired streaming platform Roku, a deal valued at $22 billion, well ahead of the expected 2027 date., reports Variety. Variety adds that Roku founder…
People on the Move
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Shantel Goodman-Luckett joins OnWrd & UpWrd as Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
"Barrier-breaking" Washington Post editor, Milton Coleman, dies at 79
"Multiple health issues" cause ESPN's Michael Wilbon to take leave of absence
Aaron Gilchrist returns to NBC4 Washington as News Anchor
Former FOX 5 Personality Britt McHenry Resigns from State Department After Wizards Game Incident
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post’s longtime chief film critic, dies at 66
Bill Novelli exits Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Carrie Fox, Founder and CEO, Mission Partners
Jim Handly, longtime news anchor at NBC Washington, to retire after November midterm elections
Jasmine Gurley named senior director of public relations at Howard University
Alex Wallace named Washington Post COO
Katie Zacharia appointed White House press secretary
Media
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Why Print Still Matters in the Age of AI
Journalist Karen Attiah will not return to Washington Post despite winning fight that she was unjustly fired
Fox Buys Roku, a deal valued at $22 billion
The Midterms Changed The Calculus For Broadcast Consolidation
USA TODAY launches $100 million cost-cutting program; no indication how many jobs might be affected
NY Times reports paid subscribers approaching 14 million
"Barrier-breaking" Washington Post editor, Milton Coleman, dies at 79
"Multiple health issues" cause ESPN's Michael Wilbon to take leave of absence
LIFE magazine returns with plans for digital stories, documentaries, video and live experiences
Aaron Gilchrist returns to NBC4 Washington as News Anchor
Number of radio stations with a religion format "just keeps on growing"
Agency
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Build Your Own Email Benchmarks
Spotted MP agency named to The PR Net’s 2026 Most Influential List
Glen Echo Group Expands Public Affairs Team
Zach Goodwin, Cofounder of DC creative agency This January, Makes Narrative Directorial Debut With THE REPLICA
BRG Communications Acquires We Are HeadStart
Shantel Goodman-Luckett joins OnWrd & UpWrd as Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
What the MarCom Summit DC Told Us About Your Next Agency Search
Seven Letter Unveils Engine to Help Clients Shape How AI Tells Their Story
ROKK Solutions Adds Erica Stanley as VP
Carrie Fox named WWPR's Woman of the Year
One-fifth of independent agencies will be gone in 2027, predicts Forrester
BRG Communications Adds Four Senior Leaders
Marketing
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The logic behind TV ads for auto insurance
Marketing leaders discuss how their organizations stand out in crowded markets at Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
The Washington Sun launches “aggressive advertising blitz,” states The 51st
New book defines operating model for marketing in an agent-driven market
2026 CapitalCMO ORBIE Awards recognize top marketing executives
The Public Relations Collective launches nationwide PR alliance
Maola taps Storyfarm for “Farmer in the Fridge” campaign
T. Rowe Price names head of global marketing
Northern Virginia Community College appoints RP3 as Agency of Record
Corporate vs. Local: The Franchise Marketing Tension No One Talks About
Higher Logic Vanilla launches MCP server, making community data directly accessible to AI tools
New book on building and scaling modern marketing operations from Greg Kihlström and publisher De Gruyter Brill
Advertising
More →Early-bird entrees being accepted for AAF DC's American Advertising Awards
ChatGPT ads reach shoppers early in decision process
Update: Local digital advertising growing nearly twice as fast as previously forecast, states new report
Data Shows Cable TV News Doesn't Have a Big Advertiser Conflict Problem
D.C.-Based AdImpact and Madhive Integrate Local Ad Intelligence to Help Broadcasters
TV Advertising Snapshot Shows Why All Sports Will Become Streaming
The logic behind TV ads for auto insurance
Meta Sued by Rhode Island Over Fraudulent Ads
Converse releases ads that “should not have happened”
FTC takes “historic action” against multilevel marketing operator Amway for unfair and deceptive business practices, states FTC release
BIA Forecast: Political Spending Lifts 2026 Local Ad Market to $186.1 Billion; First Look at 2027 Points to Continued Underlying Growth
LG accused of invasion of privacy over TV data collection, states The Register
Events
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From Starbucks to the Washington Capitals: AJ Jones II on winning fan attention
Top comms pros gathered at the 15th annual Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
Photos from the 2026 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
A fresh look. A connected community. Explore Capitol Communicator’s new website!
Hundreds of communicators attend Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit ADWKDC
Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit ADWKDC to Explore AI, Brand Trust and the Future of Marketing Oct. 14 in Washington
Karen Finney to Keynote WWPR’s 37th Woman of the Year Celebration and Join Ashley Allison for Fireside Chat
Region’s “must-attend” marketing, advertising and communications summit announces speakers and agenda
Sheila Blackwell, CMO at MANTECH, to join panel of leaders at summit on October 14
AJ Jones, Chief Strategic and Corporate Communications Officer at Monumental Sports and Entertainment, to deliver keynote at 2026 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit & ADWKDC
The Trust Stack: AI, narrative authority and content authentication breakfast roundtable set for June 9
