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Signal Group adds four:  Michelle Bakeris joins as executive vice president. Previously, she was DC healthcare practice lead and senior vice president for Weber Shandwick/Powell Tate and  also worked at...

Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group is launching a new over-the-top advertising platform exclusively focused on OTT advertising.  CompulseOTT, a division of Sinclair, will offer advertisers commercials...

AARP has launched "Sisters from AARP," a digital newsletter celebrating Gen-X and Baby Boomer African American women. The weekly newsletter, reaching subscribers every Tuesday, features entertaining,...

Evidence-based decisions. This phrase has gained popularity in the public sphere, reflecting a desire for people to base their actions on proof that they have a reason to expect a certain outcome....

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The Newseum, "which caused a stir" after reports it was selling a T-shirt reading “You Are Very Fake News,”" pulled the shirts from its gift shop and online store, reports the New York Times. According...

Alliance for Aging Research added Lauren Smith Dyer, MBA, as Vice President of Communications.  Smith Dyer comes to the Alliance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where she served as a...

Qorvis Communications announced that Kristen Thomaselli would be joining the firm as a vice president of public affairs. In this role, Thomaselli will develop and execute strategies for Qorvis clients that...

NewsChannel 8 is changing its name to WJLA 24/7 News. According to a release, the renamed news outlet “will feature a highly graphical, richly informative continuous newsfeed” including news headlines,...

BuzzFeed launched a standalone site for its news coverage, called BuzzFeed News, reports Publishers Daily, which added that the idea "is to separate BuzzFeed’s factual news and in-depth reporting from its...