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Capitol Communicator and sponsors host various guest postings on topics of interest to the advertising, marketing, public relations and media professional community that Capitol Communicator serves.

Media

By Paul Kontonis, CommPRO At the 2025 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit on October 9, former Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd took the stage

Oct 13, 2025
Chuck Todd calls for local news reboot to restore trust in media
Agency

By Ivette Achong, Julie Ellman and Chelsea Olsen, Connect360 Broadcast TV stations donated more free ad time to nonprofits in 2024 than in any

Sep 22, 2025
The Essential Guide to PSA Success
People

By Chip Reid Longtime CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller has died at the age of 73. Knoller died in Washington, D.C., according to

Aug 30, 2025
Longtime CBS News correspondent and “legend” dies at 73
PR

By Simon Erskine Locke  With the global cost of cybercrime forecast to be more than $10 trillion in 2025, and a whopping 75% of

Aug 21, 2025
The fraud apocalypse, content provenance authentication and re-building trust in content
PR

By Steve Edelman, Connect360, and Kelly Poe, Yes& The key to running a successful Public Service Announcement campaign is knowing how to convince

Jul 28, 2025
Top 6 trends for nonprofit PSA success
PR

TV producers at stations across the country showed strong interest in interviewing brand and non-profit spokespeople on the widest range of topics ever

Jul 15, 2025
Mental health stories top TV producers most-wanted list
Events

By Dan Berger I never set out to build a company around small meetings. But looking back, it feels obvious. The signs were always

Jul 9, 2025
Love affair with meetings
PR

By Don Bates Most people dislike changing their beliefs because it often makes them uncomfortable, embarrassed, guilty or conflicted. So, they resist or refuse

Jun 24, 2025
As a PR or Public Affairs writer, here’s how you change people’s minds: Think cognitive dissonance
Insights

In a new report titled “Unlocking Value for Members: Perceptions and the Evolving Role of Associations,” Smithbucklin reveals that associations continue to be essential

Apr 9, 2025
Smithbucklin Research highlights trends driving association membership—and what’s keeping potential members from joining
Media

Photo: (Marvin Joseph/TWP) Story by WashPostPR Siobhán O’Grady will become Ukraine bureau chief, effective immediately. Siobhán will take over on-the-ground

Apr 8, 2025
Siobhán O’Grady named Ukraine bureau chief at The Washington Post
People

Meet the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) – or as we like to call it, the “rock box.” This aluminum marvel joined the Apollo

Apr 7, 2025
Who doesn’t love a space suitcase?
Events

In response to the increasing need for coalition building, compelling storytelling, and scaling best practices in the public relations and communications industries, the National

Apr 2, 2025
Elevating nonprofit and association communications: DC PR professionals gather for PRSA NCC workshop
Media

TV producers at news stations across the country showed strong interest in interviewing brand and non-profit spokespeople on the widest range of topics

Mar 31, 2025
Mental health stories top TV producers most wanted list
Acquisitions

From Elon Musk on @X. In an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less

Mar 31, 2025
@xAI acquires @X
People

By Rob Whittle, a longtime D.C.-area advertising executive who sold his venerable firm, Williams Whittle, to Yes& and is retiring after

Mar 25, 2025
From Mad Men to Tech Stacks
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