André Braugher, an Emmy Award-winning actor who was lead in Baltimore-based “Homicide: Life on the Street,” dies at age 61
André Braugher, an Emmy Award-winning dramatic actor, died at age 61 after a brief illness. Braugher spent 100 episodes playing Det. Frank Pembleton
To help combat the spread of false narratives on Threads, Meta adds third-party fact-checking partners
As Threads’ user base expands and major elections loom on the horizon, including the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Meta has decided to invite
Marketing/creative staffing firm 24 Seven acquires McKinley Marketing Partners
Marketing/creative staffing firm 24 Seven acquired McKinley Marketing Partners, a provider of marketing/creative staffing headquartered in Alexandria, VA, with a presence in
JD/PR: Practical Public Relations That Works for You
Jeffrey A. Davis, APR has more than 25 years of news media and national public relations experience. He is the founder of J. Davis
Media.com becomes first network to fully verify users, addressing challenge of misinformation
Media.com, the profile-based information network, announced that all users with public profiles will be fully verified from inception, marking the emergence of
Sourcebook no longer offered through Capitol Communicator
Capitol Communicator has made the tough decision to remove Sourcebook/Communications Match from its offerings. The directory can be accessed through Communications Match. Please
“AI” named ANA’s marketing word of 2023
“AI” is the ANA’s Marketing Word of the Year for 2023, the winner in a landslide vote among 271 ANA members. Since 2014,
Columnist John Kelly to leave The Washington Post after 34 years
John Kelly, a columnist at The Washington Post, writing five days a week about people and places in the D.C. area, will be
Crosby adds award-winning Creative Director Alison Hammer
Award-winning creative director Alison Hammer has joined Crosby Marketing Communications as a Senior Vice President. Hammer will help lead Crosby creative teams in
Adweek’s favorite ads of 2023
While there are still a few weeks left in 2023, most of the holiday campaigns have been released so, states an Adweek post, it’
AARP, National Press Foundation awards recognize excellence in journalism focused on aging
Reporters from The Washington Post and the Connecticut Mirror were named winners of the National Press Foundation’s 2023 AARP Awards for Excellence in
ANA states marketers “not fully skilled in optimizing the management of their data” and calls for Chief Media Officers
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) released the second edition in a series of reports analyzing its in-depth studies of the programmatic media-
Agency accepting applications for free PR training program for D.C.-area nonprofits
Scott Circle Communications is accepting applications for its free PR training program for D.C.-area nonprofits. According to the agency, the Purpose PRogram
Growing number of workers feel they have too many meetings to take a lunch break
Lunchtime arrives and your stomach starts to grumble. It’s halfway through the work day, and probably the perfect time to take a lunch
D.C.-area agency items: The Herald Group adds Bill Bertles, Drumfire Public Affairs adds Maureen Vogel and Measured Results Marketing adds Michael Candela
The Herald Group adds Bill Bertles as partner on its executive team and will lead the firm’s business development efforts. Bertles, above, comes
