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Dow Jones & Co. is suing Cision US Inc. for bowing out of a novel, exclusive licensing deal in breach of what was supposed

Jul 16, 2024
Dow Jones & Co. sues media-monitoring service Cision US Inc. for $173,624,000, reports BloombergLaw
People

Lori Russo, president of Stanton Communications, shown above in photo from early in her career, marks her 25th anniversary at the D.C.-based

Jul 15, 2024
Around D.C.: Updates on Lori Russo, Kellyanne Conway and Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick
People

POLITICO White House Correspondent and Playbook Co-Author Eugene Daniels has been inducted as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He will serve

Jul 15, 2024
Eugene Daniels inducted as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association
People

RP3 announced the appointment of Jonathan “Jono” DeCosta as Head of Media. DeCosta brings 15 years of experience to the role, with expertise spanning

Jul 15, 2024
RP3 appoints Jono DeCosta as Head of Media
Agency

Adam Pawluk, above, who has been with JPA Health for seven years, will transition from his role as Chief Client Officer to lead JPA

Jul 13, 2024
Agency Updates: JPA Health, Glen Echo Group and Narrative Strategies
Advertising

Blis announced the rollout of its new patent-pending omnichannel measurement solution, Smart Holdout Groups. Developed to address the complexities in today’s traditional

Jul 12, 2024
Blis launches patent-pending measurement platform Smart Holdout Groups in US with DC Lottery campaign
Media

Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, CEO and publisher, The AFRO-American Newspapers, has been named this year’s Featherstone Changemaker Award recipient by The William

Jul 12, 2024
Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, CEO and publisher, The AFRO-American Newspapers, named this year’s Featherstone Changemaker Award recipient
People

Peter Elkins-Williams is joining The Washington Post as Head of Global Partnerships & Corporate Development, a new role designed to lead the company’

Jul 11, 2024
Peter Elkins-Williams joins WaPo to lead company’s efforts to grow through partnerships and mergers & acquisitions
Media

CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson unveiled more details of a “one newsroom” strategy to merge linear and digital newsgathering, while he announced that about

Jul 10, 2024
CNN to cut workforce by about 100 as it moves to merge linear and digital newsgathering
Media

Longtime Baltimore television news anchor Vic Carter, shown above, will be leaving WJZ-TV later this month.  In addition, WJZ-TV Sports Director Mark

Jul 9, 2024
Longtime Baltimore television news anchor Vic Carter and Sports Director Mark Viviano to exit WJZ-TV
Agency

Crosby Marketing Communications has won five awards, including three top Gold placements, in the 2024 Healthcare Advertising Awards. Now in its 41st year, the

Jul 9, 2024
Crosby wins five healthcare advertising awards
Agency

Clare Advisors announced that it served as financial advisor to BLASTmedia, a specialist public relations agency dedicated to B2B SaaS, in its sale to

Jul 9, 2024
Clare Advisors represents BLASTmedia in its sale to PAN
People

ABC News’ Rick Klein has been promoted to vice president and Washington, D.C., bureau chief. “As a seasoned and highly respected journalist, Rick

Jul 9, 2024
ABC News promotes Rick Klein to vice president and D.C. bureau chief
People

The Washington Post announced that Krissah Thompson will run the newsroom process of building the third newsroom. According to The Post:  “With a task

Jul 8, 2024
Krissah Thompson to lead task force building WaPo’s third newsroom
People

Tina Martin, right in photo, co-founder of Martin-Schaffer Advertising, has died.  Her death, at 77,  resulted from the side effects of treatments

Jul 7, 2024
Tina Martin, co-founder of Martin-Schaffer Advertising, dies at 77
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