Layoffs Hit Digital News Organizations
“At Vice Media, 155 people lost their jobs. Quartz laid off 80. Condé Nast, publisher of glossy magazines such as Vogue, cut 100 people.

More Than 111 Million People Visited The Washington Post Online in April
More than 111.1 million people visited The Washington Post online in April 2020, a 35 percent increase year over year, according to Comscore.

Social Media Booming During COVID-19
Digital channels overnight have become the lifeblood of many organizations as they try to manage through the current crisis, reports PR Daily, which added

Richmond TV’s ‘Together’ Campaign Reaches Eastern Europe
When four news-producing TV stations in Richmond, Va., joined together in a promotional campaign pledging solidarity to the people of their city during

Advocacy Community Raising Money to Benefit American Red Cross
The advocacy community is raising money to benefit American Red Cross. Several leaders in the advocacy community have teamed up and produced an eBook

COVID-19 Reset Webinar, May 20 at Noon: Strategy, Marketing & Communications for a New World
Join former “Marketer of the Year” Arun Sinha, and Time magazine “Marketing Innovator” Rishad Tobaccowala for a webinar at noon on May 20 focused

D.C.-based Morning Consult Raises $31 Million at $306 Million Valuation
D.C.-based Morning Consult announced a $31 million Series A funding round at a $306 million valuation led by Lupa Systems and Advance

Marketing in a Crisis: Brand Positioning is Crucial for Success
By O2 Lab Who do you think you are? For companies, this question is key—now, more than ever. As you navigate business as

LinkedIn Adds Two Features
With a large part of the working world doing jobs from home when possible these days, the focus right now is on how best

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

PR “Boring” States Quarantined Children and Partners About Career in PR
“Your job seems too boring.” That’s just one of the answers PR pros got when they asked their teenage children if they had

Facebook’s Redesign Adds New Features
Facebook has introduced new features that will make it “faster, easier to use and gives your eyes a break with Dark Mode.” According to

Ad Industry “Returning To Normal”, Reports MediaPost
We may never know the full extent of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on America’s industrial productivity — including the ad industry’

Agency CEO Carrie Fox and Sophia, Her 10-Year-Old Daughter, Craft “Adventures in Kindness”
While families search for creative, safe and healthy ways to stay balanced and busy during the COVID-19 outbreak, Carrie Fox, founder and CEO

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Matt Williams, Managing Partner, Brand Federation
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile, we feature Matt Williams. Photography for

