Jennifer Kasten, Ph.D., Named President of JBS International
Jennifer Kasten, Ph.D., who has served as Chief Strategy Officer, Vice President, and Senior Researcher during her 10-year tenure at JBS International,

New Study Examines Podcast Landscape
Active podcast listeners are more likely to be male than female, according to a study conducted by Future Media and the University of Florida

“Social Media and the First Amendment” Set For NPC in D.C. on April 25
Is the First Amendment still relevant in the age of social media? How can we be sure that what we’re reading and watching

Facebook Announces “Sweeping Changes” to its Anti-Misinformation Policies, Reports Poynter
In a nearly 2,000-word blog post sent to Poynter, Facebook announced a slew of new things it’s doing to combat false

Facebook Rolls Out More Features for Dead People, States Wired
Facebook was designed for the living, states a Wired post, which added that as the social network grew older, it also needed to decide

D.C.-Based Carlyle Group Adds Leigh Farris as Global Head of Corporate Communications
The Carlyle Group, a D.C.-based global investment firm, announced that Leigh Farris is joining as Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Communications.

D.C.-Based Stagwell Group Adds MultiView
The Stagwell Group, which is based in D.C., acquired B2B digital marketer MultiView Inc. According to a release, with over 400 employees across
Tara Rush Named SVP and Senior Communications Officer at Audi of America
Tara Rush has been named SVP and Senior Communications Officer at Audi of America, which is located on Ferdinand Porsche Drive in Herndon, VA.

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Ron Villacarillo, Art Director at Barber Martin Agency
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Ron Villacarillo, Art Director

Leadership Greater Washington To Honor Alex Orfinger, Executive Vice President of American City Business Journals, April 11, at Its 2019 Leadership Awards Dinner
Leadership Greater Washington will honor Alex Orfinger, Executive Vice President of American City Business Journals and former publisher of the Washington Business Journal, with

The Martin Agency Re-Airs 10 of its Best Commercials for Chevy Chase-Based GEICO
Few brands can look back over a quarter-century and find a treasure trove of memorable advertising, reports The Martin Agency in Richmond, which

Presenting Fresh Blood: Andre Rolle, Art Director, MDB Communications
Whether you call them Pluralists, Neo-Digital Natives or the Job Hopping Generation, a new cohort of marketers is emerging and things will never

MDB Helps DC Lottery Tap Into the Fabric of the Community Again
It began several years ago when the DC Lottery launched scratcher tickets that were named and designed after DC’s neighborhoods. The campaign, created

Erik Moses Named President of D.C.’s New XFL Team
Erik Moses has been named president of the new XFL team in Washington, D.C., reports Washington Business Journal, which added that Moses “will

Crosby Rises to #26 in O’Dwyer’s Ranking of Top National PR Firms and #7 for Healthcare PR
Crosby Marketing Communications has risen to #26 on O’Dwyer’s magazine’s 2019 list of Top National Public Relations Firms and stands at

