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Jacqueline Alemany, The Washington Post’s congressional investigations reporter, is being honored as the “Outstanding Journalist in Print” at the 10th Annual Washington Women

Apr 28, 2023
Jacqueline Alemany, WaPo’s congressional investigations reporter, honored as “Outstanding Journalist in Print”
PR

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Subcommittee on

Apr 26, 2023
Three House Republicans launch probe into NIH’s billion-dollar Public Relations “spending spree”
People

ScienceLogic added Tina McNulty as Chief Marketing Officer and Erin Boyd as Vice President of Sales, North America. McNulty, top in photo, states a

Apr 25, 2023
D.C.-area updates: ScienceLogic, DCI Group and 3Pillar Global
Insights

Following a steady increase in podcast listening over the past decade, podcasts have become a big part of the normal routine – and news diet

Apr 25, 2023
Podcasts have become a big part of the normal routine, and news diet, of many Americans, reports Pew
Media

In “stunning” news just before the upfront advertising market is set to begin, leading cable TV prime-time news host Tucker Carlson is departing

Apr 24, 2023
“Stunning” news: Tucker Carlson departs Fox News Channel; Don Lemon exits CNN
People

Ron Owens, president of Ron Owens & Associates, died at age 85 of a heart attack. Owens headed a Baltimore-based consultancy which specialized

Apr 22, 2023
Ron Owens, veteran ad industry advocate, dies at age 85
Social Media

Facebook users can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy lawsuit settlement if they had accounts from May 2007 to December

Apr 21, 2023
Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement, reports NPR
Media

In an email to staff shared with NBC News, BuzzFeed Inc. CEO and co-founder Jonah Peretti said BuzzFeed News was shutting down, part

Apr 20, 2023
BuzzFeed News shuts down
Media

In its bid to help keep AM radio available in automobiles, the National Association of Broadcasters has released a series of radio spots and

Apr 19, 2023
NAB releases campaign to help keep AM radios in autos
Digital

More states have joined a federal lawsuit against search giant Google, claiming the company broke antitrust laws while running its large digital advertising business,

Apr 19, 2023
Nine more states join federal lawsuit against Google
People

When WTOP’s Neal Augenstein shared his cancer diagnosis in late 2022 and the well wishes and prayers began flowing in.  On April 18,

Apr 18, 2023
WTOP’s Neal Augenstein recovering after lung cancer surgery
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Shomari Stone joins WTTG Washington as a reporter and anchor on May 1, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Stone was a correspondent on CNBC’s

Apr 18, 2023
Shomari Stone, who spent more than a decade at WRC, joins WTTG Washington as reporter and anchor
Media

The Washington Post announced that accessibility guidelines are available as part of its open-source design system. Launched last year, this system made fundamental

Apr 18, 2023
New accessibility guidelines available from The Washington Post
Marketing

GetGenius has launched getgenius.ai, which, states a release, is “the world’s first AI-driven social media marketing platform that takes content creation,

Apr 18, 2023
GetGenius introduces AI social media marketing tool
Media

Standard General and Tegna have filed their reply brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court

Apr 17, 2023
Standard General and Tegna urge court to force FCC ruling on proposed merger before financing expires
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