Cord Cutting Growing Faster than Predicted, Finds New Forecast
If you are one of the millions of Americans who has cut the cord from cable or other traditional pay TV providers in exchange

LA-Based Gonring, Spahn and Associates Opens D.C. Office
Gonring, Spahn and Associates, an Los Angeles-based government relations, public relations, and philanthropy firm, is opening a D.C. office led by Kevin

Twitter Lost a Million Monthly Active Users in Second Quarter of 2018
Twitter lost a million monthly active users in the second quarter of 2018, indicating that it’s paying a price for implementing an aggressive

D.C.-Area Updates: Qorvis, REQ and Entravision
Qorvis Communications announced that Kristen Thomaselli would be joining the firm as a vice president of public affairs. In this role, Thomaselli will develop

Z-Burger Under Fire for Tweet that Juxtaposed Photo of Murdered American Journalist With Image of a Hamburger
DC-based chain Z-Burger has been criticized for a tweet that juxtaposed a photo of murdered American journalist James Foley awaiting execution by

Amy Hitt Promoted to SVP, Director of Operations, at Crosby
Crosby Marketing Communications promoted Amy Hitt to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Director of Operations. In her new role, she will

Apple’s New Safari Browser Will “Erode Advertisers’ Ability to Reach their Customers with Relevant Advertising”
The upcoming version of Apple’s Safari browser, slated to be released in September, will “erode advertisers’ ability to reach their customers with relevant

FiscalNote Acquires CQ Roll Call
District regulatory intelligence startup FiscalNote is acquiring CQ Roll Call, reports Washington Business Journal, “in a bold move to capture the legacy media company’

Christopher Shea, Senior Editor at Vox, Discusses Pitching the Media in Video with Doug Simon, D S Simon Media
Christopher Shea, Senior Editor, Vox, was interviewed by Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, during Capitol Communicator’s full-day PR Summit

Jill Lawrence, Commentary Editor at USA Today, Offers Op-Ed Tips in Video with Doug Simon, D S Simon Media
Jill Lawrence, Commentary Editor at USA Today, talked with Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, at Capitol Communicator’s PR Summit DC,

Cord Cutting Outpacing Expectations
Viewers are continuing to cut the cord, more so than they were projected to do, despite TV providers’ partnerships with OTT platforms, according to

Number of Print Advertisers Drops in Early 2018
The number of print advertisers fell by 13% from January to April 2018, according to an analysis by ad sales intelligence platform MediaRadar, reports

NewsChannel 8 Becomes WJLA24/7 News
NewsChannel 8 is changing its name to WJLA 24/7 News. According to a release, the renamed news outlet “will feature a highly graphical,

We Live in a “World of Dialogue” States Lead-Off Speaker at Capitol Communicator’s PR Summit DC
The age of “one-way conversations” is over, stated Richard Levick, Levick Communications, at the kick-off of Capitol Communicator’s PR Summit DC,

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Woody Hinkle, Partner, Nasuti & Hinkle Creative Thinking
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Woody Hinkle. Photography for

