FleishmanHillard Names Kris Balderston as President, Global Public Affairs and Strategic Engagement; and Robert Hoopes as GM of FH D.C.
FleishmanHillard (FH) appointed Kris Balderston to the role of president of Global Public Affairs and Strategic Engagement; and named Robert Hoopes the general manager

Joyce Brayboy, APR, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Featured in Video Profile
Van Eperen, an integrated communications agency, is partnering with Capitol Communicator to produce a series of video profiles titled Communicator Spotlight. This profile features

Politico Remakes Playbook for Social Media Landscape, States Digiday
Politico is losing “star contributor” Mike Allen at the most inopportune of times, states Digiday, which added that for nearly 10 years, “Allen has

What the Heck is a Twitter Chat and How Can it Help Your Business?
By Kellie Elmerraji, The Cyphers Agency Do you ever feel like Twitter has its own language and that you don’t speak it fluently?

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Derrick Chamlee, Creative Director, Creative Lab, PBS
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring in-depth profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “Up Close and Personal” profile, we

Average Weekday Newspaper Circulation, Print and Digital Combined, Dropped Another 7% in 2015
In 2015, the newspaper sector had perhaps the worst year since the recession and its immediate aftermath. Average weekday newspaper circulation, print and digital

Digital Innovation Introduced a “New Set of Influences” on Public’s News Habits, States Pew
Wave after wave of digital innovation has introduced “a new set of influences on the public’s news habits. Social media, messaging apps, texts

PCI’s Frances Reimers Selected for Inaugural Class of Alexandria’s Chamber of Commerce “40 Under 40”
Frances Reimers, director of corporate visibility at PCI Communications, has been selected to be among the inaugural class of Alexandria’s Chamber of Commerce

Anne Veigle, Senior Vice President of Communications at USTelecom, Featured in Video Profile
Van Eperen, a DC PR firm, is partnering with Capitol Communicator to produce a series of video profiles titled Communicator Spotlight. This profile features
D.C.-Area Agency Updates: Buffalo.Agency, Hager Sharp and WHITE64
Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group (Buffalo BIG), which is based in the D.C. area, formed Buffalo.Agency following its acquisition of award-winning branding,

Forbes Features Design Army’s Pum and Jake Lefebure
“In the design world, some may not equate Washington D.C. with America’s hot beds for insanely impressive creative talent like New York

Washington Post’s Newsroom has its Swagger Back, States New York Magazine
New York Magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman provides an in-depth look at how The Washington Post is doing under owner Jeff Bezos, finding that

Crosby Adds Erin Pierce as PR/Reputation Manager
Crosby Marketing Communications added Erin Pierce as a senior PR/reputation manager. She will provide public relations and digital communications support for national outreach

Jeff White, Vice President, Strategic Communications, The Hitachi Foundation, Featured in Video Profile
Van Eperen, a Baltimore communications company, is partnering with Capitol Communicator to produce a series of video profiles titled Communicator Spotlight. This profile features

Fox News Followers Following Fox on Facebook
Fox News isn’t just cable’s most-watched news network. Fox News also has the most engagement on Facebook, earning nearly 120 million

