Washington Examiner Launches Daily Podcast Capitol Communicator August 22, 2019 MediaThe Washington Examiner launched a daily podcast, joining other news publishers moving into the podcast industry with daily shows, reports Publishers Daily. The podcast “Examining Politics,” is hosted...
CBSN Local to Rollout in Baltimore and 12 Other Markets By Early 2020 Capitol Communicator August 20, 2019 MediaCBS Television Stations and CBS Interactive will accelerate the rollout of CBSN Local, the company’s local direct-to-consumer streaming news services, in 13 major U.S. markets, including Baltimore, where CBS...
Peter D. Greenberger Named Publisher of The Hill Capitol Communicator August 19, 2019 Media, PeoplePolitics and policy publication The Hill has named former Twitter and Google executive Peter D. Greenberger its publisher, reports MediaPost. The MediaPost post added that Greenberger will report to Richard...
WUSA9 Reporter Peggy Fox Joins Dominion Energy as Media-Communications Manager for Northern Virginia Capitol Communicator August 16, 2019 Media, People, Top Right SponsoredWUSA9 reporter Peggy Fox announced on Facebook that she's leaving the D.C.-based station and "starting a new adventure!" She added that while she loved her career as a television news reporter, it was time...
Older Americans, Black Adults and Americans With Less Education More Interested in Local News, Reports Pew Capitol Communicator August 15, 2019 Bottom Left Sponsored, Insights, MediaNearly a third of U.S. adults (31%) follow local news very closely, reports the Pew Research Center, but local news does not play an equally vital role for all Americans. According to Pew: "Older Americans,...
“Trouble is Brewing” States NY Post About Proposed Gannett-Gatehouse Media Merger Capitol Communicator August 11, 2019 B to B, Media, Top Center SponsoredHeath Freeman, the boss of private equity firm Alden Global Capital, "is throwing a wrench into the mega-merger between Gatehouse Media and USA Today owner Gannett," reports the New York Post. The NY Post's...
GateHouse Media’s Owner and Gannett Agree to Merge Capitol Communicator August 6, 2019 Acquisitions, Media, Top Center SponsoredGateHouse Media's owner and Gannett have agreed to merge in a deal aimed at cutting overlapping costs and enabling the combined company to pursue a digital transformation as the media industry grapples with...
New Pew Analysis: Layoffs Continue to “Pummel” U.S. Newspapers Capitol Communicator August 1, 2019 MediaLayoffs continue to pummel U.S. newspapers, with roughly a quarter of papers with an average Sunday circulation of 50,000 or more experienced layoffs in 2018, according to a new Pew Research Center...
Gannett in Merger Talks with GateHouse Media Capitol Communicator July 21, 2019 B to B, Media, Top Center SponsoredGannett, publisher of USA Today, is in advanced talks to combine with GateHouse Media in a deal that would merge the two largest owners of newspapers in the U.S. by circulation, said two people briefed about...
The Washington Post Announces Zeus Insights to Reach Target-Specific Audiences Capitol Communicator July 17, 2019 Advertising, B to C, MediaThe Washington Post announced the development of Zeus Insights which, it stated, is a "new thematic targeting technology that leverages first party data and machine learning to give brands and publishers...
