Your CEO Makes Your Brand Seem More Authentic, States Survey from D S Simon Media
Fake news is on the increase and the result is significantly reduced trust, reports D S Simon Media, which added, that’s why “authenticity

Fake YouTube Views Promote Brands and Political Agendas
Martin Vassilev, working from home in Ottawa, makes a good living selling fake views on YouTube videos, reports The New York Times, adding that

Hackers Use Chipotle Ad for Malware Attack
Confiant, a cyber security company supporting publishers such as Tribune Media, Internet Brands, Vice Media, Peopleconnect, and Topix, identified what researchers at the company

iPhone May Be Branded As Premium Digital Wallet
Despite competition from Google, Samsung, PayPal, Venmo, Square, Stripe and other wallet providers, one research analyst expects Apple to benefit greatly from this growth

More Than 200 Publications Expected to Run Editorials Thursday on “Dangers of the Administration’s Assault on the Press “
To counter what it describes as President Donald Trump’s “dirty war against the free press,” The Boston Globe is urging newspapers across the

Tribune Media Files Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against Sinclair Broadcast Group
A proposed merger that would have created the biggest U.S. television company collapsed when Tribune Media announced a $1 billion lawsuit against Sinclair

Advertising Now the Biggest and Fastest-Growing Part of Roku
Roku may have made its name as a connected TV device maker, but advertising is now the biggest and fastest-growing part of the

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Julia Sarver, Senior Designer at Dynamic Integrated Services
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Julia Sarver, Senior Designer

Audience “Identity” Now a Major Priority for U.S. Marketers
Determining audience “identity” has become a major priority over the past year for U.S. marketers, many of whom plan to increase their investment

Agency Updates: Signal Group Adds Four, Mindgrub Adds Stevan Fickus, SDI Wins Award
Signal Group adds four: Michelle Bakeris joins as executive vice president. Previously, she was DC healthcare practice lead and senior vice president for Weber

Sinclair Broadcast Group Launching CompulseOTT
Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group is launching a new over-the-top advertising platform exclusively focused on OTT advertising. CompulseOTT, a division of Sinclair,

AARP Starts “Sisters from AARP”
AARP has launched “Sisters from AARP,” a digital newsletter celebrating Gen-X and Baby Boomer African American women. The weekly newsletter, reaching subscribers every

USDA “Mother & Child” Campaign Promoted National WIC Breastfeeding Week
D.C.-based Hager Sharp produced a campaign to honor National WIC Breastfeeding Week, which is this week. Photography for the campaign, “Mother and

On the Move in D.C.: Wendy Bailey, Kat Kuhl, Joel Payne and Amy Dacey
Wendy Bailey has been named Senior Director, Content Creation for the Washington Nationals. Previously, she was director of new programming and production at WUSA-
Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication Accepting Applications through August 21 for Pro Bono Support of D.C.-Area Organization
Is your nonprofit or socially responsible business in need of pro-bono communications and marketing consulting services? Would your organization benefit from a semester-

