Two-Thirds of All Traffic to Websites Linked From a Tweet Emanates From a Bot, Finds New Study
Two-thirds of all traffic to websites linked from a tweet emanates from a bot, according to findings of an exhaustive computational analysis released

Design Army and International Justice Mission Win ADDYs at American Advertising Awards District Two Competition
Two D.C.-area entrants – Design Army and International Justice Mission – who won Gold and Silver ADDY® Awards at the 2018 American Advertising Awards

D.C.-Area Updates: Firestarter, ICX Media and Buffalo.Agency
NFL Alumni (NFLA) added Alexandria, Va-based personal brand consulting firm Firestarter to its offerings, allowing NFLA to provide its members with strategic personal

The BRINKdown Episode 2: Consumers Want Brands to be Politically Engaged
BRINK is a creative digital agency who believes there is a lot of waste among marketing and communications agencies: waste in time, resources and

Stagwell Group Adds ReputationDefender
The Stagwell Group, a D.C.-based firm which invests in marketing services companies, announced its fund, Stagwell Media LLC, acquired ReputationDefender®, a global

Sinclair Broadcasting Faces Possible “Employee Walkout and Advertiser Boycott” Over Recent Video, Reports The Wrap
Hunt Valley, Md,-based Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the nation’s largest owner of TV stations, is facing the dual threats of an employee walkout

PR Professionals Learn Latest in Video at PRSA-NCC Session
By Huong Cao In an era of short attention spans, video content is on the rise because of its on-the-go benefits to

Facebook Now Fact-Checking Political Photos and Videos
Facebook, “seeking to calm escalating concerns about leaks of user data and election meddling on its social network, said it has started fact-checking

Sinclair Chairman Claims Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’, States New York Magazine
According to an article in New York magazine, David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is based in Hunt Valley, Md, “said

Orioles and Nats Baseball Games Will No Longer Be Carried on Over-The-Air TV Stations
As another sign of changing times, the days of “free” baseball games on over-the-air TV are history – at least in the D.

Reputation Management in The #MeToo Era
By Huong Cao Reputation crises in a social media driven world can come from unpredictable directions at the most unexpected moments. This presents a

Hunt Valley, Md-Based Sinclair Broadcast Group in Spotlight Because of Content Their Stations Told to Run
Sinclair Broadcast Group, based in Hunt Valley, Md, which owns, among many outlets, WJLA and NewsChannel8 in the D.C. area; and WBFF, WNUV

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Bob Sprague, President & CEO of Yes&
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Bob Sprague . Photography for

D.C.-Area Chef Challenges Virginia Restrictions on Ads for Happy Hour Specials As Violation of First Amendment
According to a Competitive Enterprise Institute post, local D.C.-area chef Geoff Tracy is a bacon lover, popular food Instagrammer, and a budding

Design Army Wins Best of Show at AAF DC’s 2018 American Advertising Awards
The American Advertising Federation-DC Chapter hosted the American Advertising Awards-DC Gala on March 29 at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington, D.C.

