Liz Garrigan Named New Editor of Washington City Paper
In an unusual “swap,” Liz Garrigan, a former editor of the Nashville Scene, was named the new editor of Washington City Paper today, while

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Andy Steenberge, Creative Director, Rosetta Stone
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “up close and personal” profile, we feature Andy

Media Newsworthy
The Central Chesapeake Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) will visit WUSA Channel 9 (CBS) located at 4100 Wisconsin Ave NW,

Emerging Leaders Award Finalists Announced by WWPR
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) today announced six finalists that will be honored at this year’s Emerging Leaders Awards on June 21,

He Was the Real Thing
Legendary Adman/Madman, Bill Backer has died at the age of 89. He was best known for his creative on the “Hilltop” commercial for

Surefire Social Adds Content Publishing Features
McLean, VA based Surefire Social announced the launch of a new campaign and content management feature to SurePulse, a digital marketing platform for local

Returning PR To Its Roots in Social Science
While public relations once called itself an applied social science, it now risks being left behind as anachronistic, says PR Summit DC’s keynote

News from White64 and Social Driver
Independent marketing services agency WHITE64 announced that Alicia Gehring has been named Vice President, Media Strategy. Gehring has more than 20 years of experience

Social Media and the Power of Politics
By Brianne Palensky, The Cyphers Agency This year, social media has influenced politics more than ever. Ted Cruz used Periscope to live stream his

Americans Prefer Ad-Supported Internet to Paid
Americans assigned a value of nearly $1,200 per year to the array of free, ad-supported services and content currently available to them

Google Bans Pay Day Loan Advertising
Yesterday on Google’s public policy blog, David Graff, Director, Global Product Policy released the following statement updating Google’s position on Adwords policy:

Communicator Spotlight: Tracy Schario, APR, Chief of External Relations at The Optical Society
Van Eperen, an integrated communications agency, is partnering with Capitol Communicator to produce a series of video profiles titled Communicator Spotlight. This profile features

Do You Know the Guidelines for Native Advertising?
Marketers and publishers are using innovative methods to create, format, and deliver digital advertising. One form is “native advertising,” content that bears a similarity

Clutch Releases New Report on Top Web Developers in the Greater Washington, DC and Baltimore Areas
Clutch, a Washington, DC-based B2B research firm has published a new report on 2016 Top Washington, DC & Baltimore Web Developers. The research

In the Region: Ogilvy, Borenstein, CCAH & Bosch
98.7 WMZQ-FM, New Country, announced today that JT Bosch has been named Assistant Program Director and Evening Host, effective Monday, May 9,

