Chuck Todd calls for local news reboot to restore trust in 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

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

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

The fraud apocalypse, content provenance authentication and re-building trust in content
By Simon Erskine Locke With the global cost of cybercrime forecast to be more than $10 trillion in 2025, and a whopping 75% of

Top 6 trends for nonprofit PSA success
By Steve Edelman, Connect360, and Kelly Poe, Yes& The key to running a successful Public Service Announcement campaign is knowing how to convince

Mental health stories top TV producers most-wanted list
TV producers at stations across the country showed strong interest in interviewing brand and non-profit spokespeople on the widest range of topics ever

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

As a PR or Public Affairs writer, here’s how you change people’s minds: Think cognitive dissonance
By Don Bates Most people dislike changing their beliefs because it often makes them uncomfortable, embarrassed, guilty or conflicted. So, they resist or refuse

Smithbucklin Research highlights trends driving association membership—and what’s keeping potential members from joining
In a new report titled “Unlocking Value for Members: Perceptions and the Evolving Role of Associations,” Smithbucklin reveals that associations continue to be essential

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

Who doesn’t love a space suitcase?
Meet the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) – or as we like to call it, the “rock box.” This aluminum marvel joined the Apollo

Elevating nonprofit and association communications: DC PR professionals gather for PRSA NCC workshop
In response to the increasing need for coalition building, compelling storytelling, and scaling best practices in the public relations and communications industries, the National

Mental health stories top TV producers most wanted list
TV producers at news stations across the country showed strong interest in interviewing brand and non-profit spokespeople on the widest range of topics

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

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

