Quantcast Expands D.C. Office for 2016 Election Cycle
Buck Cram joined Quantcast’s D.C., office to focus on political, issue and public affairs partnerships. Prior to joining Quantcast, he worked on

The Ever-Changing Media Landscape
POLITICO, Washington’s hometown success story, is going through a major upheaval. Jim VandeHei, Politico’s co-founder, president and CEO is leaving along

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Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Spring 2016 Set for April 22
The 2016 Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit has been set for Friday, April 22, at the TEGNA/USA Today Conference Center in McLean, VA. In

John Stewart Bryan III, Chairman of Media General, Inc. Dies at 77
RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–John Stewart Bryan III (“Stewart”), Chairman of the Board of Media General, Inc., died Saturday at Bon Secours St. Mary’

Newspapers Lift Paywalls for Weather Coverage Through Monday
Area news organizations, including The Washington Post, will lift paywalls on the web to provide readers unlimited access to weather coverage and important safety

D.C.-Area Updates: JPA Health Communications Adds Michael O’Brien, Nicole Mann Joins Ketchum, and The Wireless Infrastructure Association Adds Roger Hughlett
JPA Health Communications added Michael O’Brien as executive vice president and head of its D.C. office. O’Brien brings more than 20

Cade Martin Named One of 200 Best Advertising Photographers in the World
Lürzer’s Archive, based in Vienna, Austria, just released their ranking of the top-200 best advertising photographers in the world and Cade Martin

Linda Thomas Brooks, veteran of The Martin Agency, named president and CEO of MPA
Linda Thomas Brooks has been named president and CEO of MPA – The Association of Magazine Media, which is based in NYC. “My first and

Washington Post Passes Other Daily Papers in Terms of Monthly Digital Users
The Washington Post reports it ended 2015 by setting an all-time high of 76 million monthly digital users in December, according to comScore.

Film Facts from D.C., Virginia and Maryland
The District of Columbia Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment named Jerome Hyde as the January 2016 Filmmaker of the Month. According

Washington Post Launches News Service and Syndicate Site
The Washington Post has launched an all-new News Service and Syndicate delivery site, giving companies around the world instant access to high-quality

Al Jazeera America, a Cable News Channel Launched in 2013, is Shutting Down
Al Jazeera, which made a massive investment in covering the United States less than three years ago, is slamming the brakes on its American

Washington-Green Bay Game Was Fox’s Fourth Most-Watched Wild Card Game Since 1995
Fox’s telecast of the Washington vs. Green Bay Wild Card football game “put up the biggest numbers of the weekend, delivering 38.8

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Frank Scanlan, Managing Director of Strategic Communications & Content, American Institute of Architects
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “up close and personal” profile, we feature Frank

