Six Washington Post journalists join ESPN
ESPN adds six journalists who had been working at The Washington Post, which eliminated more than 300 jobs in early February, including a significant

Animated Washington Capitals NHL game to air on April 5
ESPN will air an animated version of a live NHL game on Sunday, April 5, with animated NHL players and characters from Pixar’s

AAF DC celebrates creative excellence at the 2026 American Advertising Awards
Avoq Takes Home Best of Show for “Viewers Like Me” Campaign for PBS American Advertising Awards – James Minichello Photography jamesminichello.smugmug.com The American

Owner of two D.C.-area radio stations files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Cumulus Media reached a restructuring agreement with a group of lenders that will eliminate substantially all of the company’s remaining debt, reducing its

Precision Strategies LLC announced acquisition of Firehouse Strategies LLC
Precision Strategies LLC, an integrated strategy and marketing agency based in D.C. and New York, announced the acquisition of Firehouse Strategies LLC, a

IAB Public Policy and Legal Summit to be held in D.C. on March 31
Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the leading trade association for the digital advertising industry, will host the 2026 IAB Public Policy and Legal Summit on

Insight: Religion now most-programmed radio format
For more than two decades, states Inside Radio, “country, news/talk and religion have been the top-three formats based on total stations, with

Agencies and people in the news: Stratacomm, Better Together Agency and Spotted MP
Stratacomm announced a new executive leadership structure designed to further enhance the agency’s strategic focus and strengthen how teams deliver integrated marketing communications

Ad industry facing crisis “hiding in plain sight,” states post on Mediapost
The advertising industry is facing an existential crisis hiding in plain sight, states a post on Mediapost. Across the globe, continues the post, “agencies

DC offers funding opportunities for marketing, design and communications firms
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) announced the launch of applications for the Fiscal

Axel Springer acquires B2B media and events company Bisnow and establishes Brew Media Group
Axel Springer has acquired Bisnow, a leading commercial real estate media and events business. Since 2005, Bisnow has built a deeply engaged, global commercial

How, who, and why: NPR flips its famous letters to defend the right to be curious
Photo By: rafael@mischiefusa.com NPR is standing up for the public’s right to ask hard questions in a national campaign dubbed “For

“Slew” of former Washington Post sports reporters hired by The Athletic: their stories will appear in The New York Times
The Athletic is adding a slew of sports reporters from the Washington Post to expand its coverage of D.C. teams, reports Axios. The

Washington Post lost about $300 million in three years
The Washington Post lost more than $100 million in 2025, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring the mounting financial pressures facing the

Baltimore Beat rolls out pay-what-you-can ads
The newspaper and nonprofit news site Baltimore Beat is rolling out pay-what-you-can ads, reports NiemanLab. “We hope this is a way

