BuzzFeed Lays Off About 100 Employees Due to “Tough Digital Media Market”
BuzzFeed, long the darling of native digital publishing models, is hitting its brakes following a weakening of advertising demand, reports MediaPost, which added that

Favorite Christmas Candy Differs from State to State
It may not seem like a huge sweets holiday, but the Christmas candy season really is, states an item received from candystore.com, which

Gannett Sues Current Newspapers for More than $180,000 in Unpaid Printing Bills, Reports Washingtonian
Gannett is suing Current Newspapers for more than $180,000 in unpaid printing bills, reports Washingtonian, which added that the suit, “which was filed

Jed Hartman, Washington Post Chief Revenue Officer, Named to Adweek List of Most Indispensable Executives
Washington Post Chief Revenue Officer Jed Hartman was named to the annual ‘Adweek 50’ list celebrating the most indispensable executives across marketing, media and

2018 Predictions from Debbie Bates and Mark DeVito of Bates Creative
Pragmatic (May) Win Over Dogmatic Even Though 2018 is the Year of the Dog. This will be the year of being who you are,

Updates: Banner Public Affairs, Wakefield Research and Environics Communications
Banner Public Affairs announced that Christian Whiton has joined the firm. According to a release, as senior vice president, Whiton, adds deep strategic communications

2018 Predictions from Carousel30 and PCI
Capitol Communicator is running 2018 predictions from a number of area communicators. Below are predictions from Carousel30 and PCI. Greg Kihlström, Founder & CEO,

“House of Cards” May Resume Production Soon Without Kevin Spacey
Production of the Netflix series “House of Cards”could resume for the show’s sixth and final season as early as mid-December, sans

“Time Inc. Sells Itself to Meredith Corp., Backed by Koch Brothers”, Reports NY Times
A long chapter in media history “came to an unlikely close” with a sale agreement for Time Inc., the publisher of once-prestigious magazine

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Christian G. Meany, Creative Lead, GMMB
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring an in-depth look at communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “Up Close and Personal” profile,

YouTube Purging “Non-Family Friendly” Content As Advertisers React, Reports Deadline
YouTube has begun purging the site of channels and videos it deems predatory or non-family friendly, resulting in some channels with millions of

The Cyphers Agency Promotes Grain Benefits for Healthy Aging for Grain Foods Foundation
Integrated marketing agency, The Cyphers Agency, has promoted the benefits of grain foods for healthy aging on behalf of their client, the Grain Foods

Mark DeVito Joins Bates Creative as Partner and President
Bates Creative reports that Mark DeVito has joined Bates as partner and president of the agency. According to a release, this “significant addition is

Amy DeMaria, Senior Vice President of Communications, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Named WWPR’s 2017 Woman of the Year
By Elaina Hundley Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) held its 28th Annual Woman of the Year Award Luncheon at the Fairmont Hotel in

UP Close and Personal: Getting to Know Franklin Parrish, Senior Director of Creative + Editorial Services for Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring an in-depth look at communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “Up Close and Personal” profile,

