Crosby names Rob Schnapp as Executive Creative Director
Crosby Marketing Communications announced that Rob Schnapp, a nationally recognized creative leader, has been named its Executive Creative Director. He will lead a team

Tegna, based in Tysons, VA, to be acquired for $5.4 billion
Tegna Inc. and Standard General L.P. announced that Tegna and an affiliate of Standard General have entered into a definitive agreement under which

Martin Tolchin, founding publisher of The Hill and 40-year New York Times veteran, dies at 93
Martin Tolchin, the founding publisher of The Hill and a 40-year veteran of The New York Times who covered New York’s City

Humor made a comeback in Super Bowl ads and it was “welcomed by all”
This year’s Super Bowl may have been super for reasons that had little to do with football. As a society, and as individuals,

D.C.-area agency items: Curley, LINK and Brent Almond Design
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) adds Curley Company as its Agency of Record following a competitive search for a partner with deep integrated communications

Brands took advantage of Super Bowl without big bucks ad prices
The Super Bowl included ads featuring work by 20 alumni of the Brandcenter in Richmond, reports VCU News, while other alumni found ways to

Study shows waning trust in mainstream TV news as political fervor and tribalism surge, states MediaPost
After years of tracking the relative trust that regular viewers have in the TV news networks they watch, the major mainstream outlets are trending

Advertising, marketing & public relations agency search tools for Mid-Atlantic launched by Capitol Communicator, powered by CommunicationsMatch™
New sourcebook agency directory helps clients find communications partners & freelancers that match needs – Agency Select™ RFP tools streamline the hiring process Capitol Communicator,

An Annual Tradition
Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep

Washington Post to add more than 70 newsroom positions in 2022
“I am thrilled to tell you that 2022 will bring significant new investment in our journalism with more than 70 positions being added to

Words Matter
Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep

Crosby Expands Digital Leadership With Addition of VP Cheryl Donaldson
Cheryl Donaldson has joined Crosby Marketing Communications as Vice President of Technology Project Management. She will play a lead role in overseeing Crosby’s

Print editions of six “iconic” magazines to end
Dotdash Meredith is eliminating the print editions of six of the former Meredith Corp.’s most iconic magazines, states MediaPost, “including InStyle, Entertainment Weekly,

D.C.-area agency updates: Design Army, Kivvit and FOVNDRY
Pum Lefebure, chief creative officer and co-founder of creative agency Design Army, is profiled in Women Working in the Arts. In the profile,

D.C.-area nonprofit New Endeavors by Women named WWPR’s new pro bono client
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) announced that New Endeavors by Women (NEW), a D.C.-area nonprofit that provides supportive services and housing

