WaPo wins three 2023 Pulitzer Prizes
The Washington Post won three 2023 Pulitzer Prizes and was named a finalist in five additional categories. Caroline Kitchener won the National Reporting award

HBP, a print communications firm, acquired by Marketing.com
HBP, a print communications firm, has been acquired by Marketing.com. HBP is headquartered in Hagerstown, Maryland, with locations in Fairfax and Springfield, Virginia.

Will Sommer joins The Washington Post as a media reporter
The Washington Post announced that Will Sommer will join The Post as a media reporter on May 15. For five years, states the Post,

Ocean City, Maryland, rolls out ‘Somewhere to Smile About’ campaign
Ocean City, Maryland, has officially rolled out ‘Somewhere to Smile About’, a campaign aimed at increasing awareness of and visitation to Ocean City. As

AI in PR in 2023 is focus of Muck Rack survey
Muck Rack recently surveyed 1,034 PR professionals with the goal of delivering insights to help improve the workflow of public relations professionals, particularly

The Richmond Show presents 60 awards; The King Agency, Bridget Guckin and Mondial win Best of Show
Sixty awards were presented at the 62nd annual Richmond Show, which took place April 28 at the Altria Theater in Richmond. According to the

D.C.’s all-news station WTOP-FM tops BIA’s list of stations by OTA revenue in 2022
In the first edition of its Investing In Radio® Market Report for 2023, BIA Advisory Services reports that total local radio over-the-air

The Messenger, a well-funded news startup, to launch May 15
The Messenger, a well-funded news startup founded by longtime media entrepreneur Jimmy Finkelstein, will launch in beta with 200 employees on May 15,

The Washington Post announces FAST channel launch on Amazon Freevee
The Washington Post has launched a free ad-supported (FAST) channel with Amazon Freevee, a premium free streaming service. According to a release, Washington

Bloomberg Government unveils comprehensive social media monitoring
Bloomberg Government (BGOV), a provider of news, data, and analytics for public affairs professionals, has launched a real-time social media monitoring and analysis

In-house agencies “here to stay” states ANA
New Study Shows 82 Percent of Marketers Now Have In-House Shops, Compared to 78 Percent in 2018 In-house ad agencies are no

Vice Media Group preparing to file for bankruptcy
Vice Media Group, “the swashbuckling, youth-skewing digital media brand,” is preparing to file for bankruptcy, reports DEADLINE. The Brooklyn-based company, which was

Subject Matter and Kivvit join to create Subject Matter+Kivvit, a new national agency
Subject Matter and Kivvit have joined together to create a new national agency that combines strategic communications, data analytics and insights, government relations, digital

Annie Yu, WUSA News Anchor, has gone through the “most difficult time” in her life
Annie Yu, news anchor at WUSA-TV in D.C., announced in early February 2023 that she was taking time off to deal with

Time magazine’s digital paywall to end June 1
Time magazine is ending its digital paywall on June 1. CEO Jessica Sibley told Axios that the shift is both a business and editorial

