Kanyakrit “Yu” Vongkiatkajorn named assignment editor on WaPo’s Metro desk
Kanyakrit “Yu” Vongkiatkajorn has joined The Washington Post’s Metro desk as an assignment editor. According to The Post, she brings “an audience-first

Holly Morris exits FOX 5 after 25 years
Holly Morris, an anchor and reporter, is leaving FOX 5 DC after 25 years. “It’s time for me to say goodbye to FOX

Erdos Media names The Washington Post #1 as 2023 digital & print brand among opinion leaders
The Washington Post reports it is the #1 digital brand among opinion leaders and decision makers, according to the 2023 Opinion Leaders Study from

BIA updates U.S. local advertising estimate for 2024 to $172 billion; indicating 9.3 percent growth from 2023
In its update to the 2024 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast, BIA Advisory Services, based in Chantilly, Va, estimates revenues across all media in

28 percent of journalists are using AI and 20% plan to explore it finds survey
AI is moving fast, but journalists are split on using it, states Muck Rack. Twenty-eight percent cited using AI in their workflow and

WaPo promotes Alexis Sobel Fitts to technology editor for enterprise and investigations
The Washington Post is promoting Alex Sobel Fitts to Technology Editor for Enterprise and Investigations, overseeing coverage of global efforts to regulate technology, as

Jim Rushton joins Washington Commanders as chief partnerships officer
The Washington Commanders add Jim Rushton as chief partnerships officer. Rushton comes from the Los Angeles Chargers and will help in Washington’s search

NAMI adds Ann Andrews Morris as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) adds Ann Andrews Morris as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer. In her role as CCMO, Morris, states

Gannett exits longtime home in Tysons, Virginia, for NYC
Newspaper publisher Gannett has left its longtime home in Tysons, Virginia, states FFXnow. The media company behind USA Today and hundreds of local news

Ogilvy wins big at AAF DC American Advertising Awards
The American Advertising Federation of DC (AAF-DC) celebrated its annual American Advertising Awards with over 180 attendees on Wednesday, March 6, at the

Agency updates from FINN Partners, Stratacomm and Phronesis Partners
FINN Partners launched a Global Health Impact Group co-led by Richard Hatzfeld, Mark Chataway and Christopher Nial. According to a release, the trio

Award-winning photographer Cade Martin completes campaign for Wounded Warrior Project
Award-winning photographer Cade Martin completed a campaign for the Wounded Warrior Project. He told Capitol Communicator the Wounded Warrior Project “does powerful work

C-SPAN’s Co-CEOs, Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, set to retire
Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, co-CEOs of D.C.-based C-SPAN, both plan to step down this year. C-SPAN chairman Pat

WaPo Introduces weekly podcast that allows listeners to “eavesdrop” on columnists
The Washington Post is introducing “Impromptu”, a podcast that, states The Post, invites listeners “to eavesdrop on our columnists as they have frank, thoughtful

PSA campaign launched to unite communities across America
“Belonging Begins With Us,” an Ad Council and D.C.-based American Immigration Council (AIC) campaign, partnered with the Team Up Project to release

