Semafor adds Bennett Richardson as General Manager and Global Head of Public Affairs
Semafor appointed veteran marketing, media and public affairs executive Bennett Richardson to the role of General Manager and Global Head of Public Affairs based

Alethea raises $20M in Series B Funding for disinformation mitigation
Alethea, a technology company in disinformation detection and mitigation, announced the close of a $20M Series B funding round led by GV, with participation

Jonathan Greenberger, Washington bureau chief of ABC News, joins POLITICO as Executive Vice President
Jonathan Greenberger, most recently Washington bureau chief of ABC News, is joining POLITICO as executive vice president. According to POLITICO, Greenberger spent most of

Indira Lakshmanan joins U.S. News & World Report to start Ideas & Opinions platform
U.S. News & World Report announced that Indira Lakshmanan has joined the company to start an Ideas & Opinions platform. In this newly

White House Correspondents’ Association announces winners of its 2024 journalism awards
The White House Correspondents’ Association announced the winners of its 2024 journalism awards.This year’s awards honor work done in 2023 at outlets

Don’t look up.
Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep

Crosby creates “More Donors, More Hope” PSA campaign for HRSA
National effort launches this Donate Life Month to inspire more people to register as organ donors (Crosby) launched the “More Donors, More Hope” campaign

D.C.-area agency updates: Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, Dentons and Tusk Strategies
Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies (CPS), the government and public affairs affiliate of international law firm Cozen O’Connor, announced Tamara Hinton will lead

LSG agency adds Tara Rush as Partner and Chief Communications and Brand Officer and Brendan Daley joined as Chief of Staff
LSG announced that Tara Rush has joined the agency as Partner and Chief Communications and Brand Officer and Brendan Daley joined as Chief of

Betty Cole Dukert, who began her D.C. career as a secretary and later became producer of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” dies at 96
Betty Cole Dukert, who began her career in Washington as a secretary in the 1950s and later became the top producer of the weekly

Cary Hatch, agency veteran, honored by DC Chamber of Commerce as a “trailblazer” who champions diversity and inclusion
The DC Chamber of Commerce announced “a special shoutout” to one of its members, Cary Hatch, left in photo above, in honor of its

WaPo names Annah Aschbrenner senior deputy campaign editor on National Politics desk
The Washington Post named Annah Aschbrenner senior deputy campaign editor on the National Politics desk. According to The Post, she brings “her broad experience

Brands demand stronger AI safeguards in contracts with ad agencies, states Ad Age
Brands are demanding stronger AI safeguards in their contracts with ad agencies, setting up tension between marketing firms, which are racing to adopt generative

Gabriela Sibori named NAB’s Senior Director of Communications
Gabriela Sibori has been named Senior Director of Communications at the D.C.-based National Association of Broadcasters. Sibori most recently served as a

Gitesh Gohel to lead strategic direction, development and design of The Washington Post’s digital products
The Washington Post named Gitesh Gohel as Head of Product & Design. According to The Post, it quickly became apparent that Gohel “was someone

