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Media

HuffPost is due to eliminate 30 editorial roles in the coming weeks, editor-in-chief Danielle C. Belton announced in a company email, reports

Jan 12, 2025
HuffPost undergoing “substantial round of job eliminations”
People

Derrick Ward, a News4 reporter in D.C., died following complications from recent cardiac arrest. He was 62. According to News4, “Ward grew up

Jan 10, 2025
News4 reporter Derrick Ward dies at 62
Advertising

Crosby Marketing Communications (Crosby) has been selected as a prime contractor on the National Institutes of Health’s five-year, $1 billion Public Information

Jan 8, 2025
Crosby Wins Coveted Spot on $1 Billion NIH PICS III Contract
Brand Creep

Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep

Jan 8, 2025
A lateral move
Advertising

The Washington Post is laying off roughly four percent of its work force, “as the newspaper struggles to stem millions of dollars in annual

Jan 8, 2025
WaPo lays off roughly four percent of its work force, most departures will be from its advertising division
Media

Today Media, publisher of Bethesda Magazine, announced that the MoCo360 digital newsroom has been renamed Bethesda Today. The company also unveiled a new website

Jan 7, 2025
MoCo360 Digital Newsroom Renamed Bethesda Today
People

According to Variety, for TV-news outlets, “2025 is shaping up to be a year of out with the old and in with the…

Jan 6, 2025
“Out with the Old” facing TV-news anchors and correspondents, reports Variety
Agency

Maggie Winters of This January, a D.C.-based agency, was recognized in the Washington Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 class of 2025.

Jan 6, 2025
Maggie Winters of This January agency recognized in WBJ’s 40 Under 40 class of 2025
PR

Muck Rack, a PR software provider, acquired Ruepoint, described in a release as an Ireland-based global media intelligence company. The purchase follows the

Jan 6, 2025
Muck Rack acquires Ruepoint
People

Lindsey Mastis, WJLA’s morning news alert desk anchor and AI & Tech reporter, has signed off from the ABC affiliate in D.C.

Jan 6, 2025
Lindsey Mastis, WJLA’s morning news alert desk anchor and AI & Tech reporter, exits and “open to new possibilities”
Media

The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit news organization, closed out 2024 with “remarkable achievements, positioning itself as a model for sustainable local journalism in 2025.

Jan 5, 2025
Baltimore Banner working to become Maryland’s primary news source
People

Meghan McCorkell’s is taking over as executive director of Live Baltimore, reports the Baltimore Banner. McCorkell, a former WJZ reporter who’s worked

Jan 3, 2025
Meghan McCorkell, who’s worked in marketing and communications, named executive director of Live Baltimore
Technology

The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it misrepresented the ability of its AI-

Jan 3, 2025
FTC requires marketer to pay $1 million for claims its AI product could make websites compliant with accessibility guidelines
People

Comscore named Jackelyn Keller its Chief Marketing Officer. According to a release, she brings “extensive expertise in linear TV, streaming, digital and programmatic advertising,

Jan 2, 2025
Jackelyn Keller joins Comscore as CMO
Media

The Washington Post is launching WP Ventures with the goal, states Matt Murray, Executive Editor, of strengthening “our business by increasing the profitability of

Jan 2, 2025
WaPo launches WP Ventures to create products and experiences “worth paying for”
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