Washington Post Creating “More Global Newsroom” in 2021 Capitol Communicator December 21, 2020 Media, Top Center SponsoredThe Washington Post is working to create "a more global newsroom" by creating breaking-news hubs in Europe and Asia. These operations will be staffed by reporters and editors whose primary focus will be...
Axios Acquires Charlotte Agenda Capitol Communicator December 20, 2020 Acquisitions, Media, Top Center SponsoredAxios acquired the Charlotte Agenda, a local news start-up focused on the North Carolina city, for nearly $5 million, reports MediaPost. MediaPost adds the Charlotte Agenda, free for readers, "is supported by...
Former FOX 5 News Anchor Shawn Yancy Joins NBC4 Washington Capitol Communicator December 8, 2020 Broadcasting, Media, People, Top Center SponsoredFormer FOX 5 news anchor Shawn Yancy will join NBC4 Washington as an evening news anchor early in 2021. Yancy left FOX 5 exactly 19 years after she started at the D.C.-based TV station. “It was not an...
AP’s Lisa Nicole Matthews Elected President of the National Press Club Capitol Communicator December 7, 2020 Media, People, Upper Left SponsoredLisa Nicole Matthews, Assignment Manager of U.S. Video for the Associated Press, was elected the 114th president of the National Press Club on December 4. Matthews, a 20-year veteran of the Associated...
Congress Passes Legislation Honoring Fallen Journalists Jeffrey Davis December 5, 2020 Maryland News, Media, Top Center SponsoredThe Fallen Journalists Memorial (FJM) Foundation thanked the U.S. Senate for passing bipartisan legislation (H.R. 3465) on Dec. 3, 2020, to authorize the Foundation to establish a national memorial that honors...
BuzzFeed to Acquire HuffPost Capitol Communicator November 20, 2020 Acquisitions, Media, Top Center SponsoredOnce they had digital media almost to themselves, reports The New York Times, but in a deal led by BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti, shown above, "two giants of the web plan to join forces to better compete...
Bally’s and Sinclair Announce Sports Betting and iGaming Strategic Partnership Jeffrey Davis November 20, 2020 Broadcasting, Maryland News, MediaBally's Corporation and Hunt Valley, Md. based Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. announced that they have entered into agreements for a long-term strategic partnership that combines Bally's sports betting...
WRC in D.C. Raises $120,000 for Thanksgiving Dinner Fundraiser Capitol Communicator November 17, 2020 General, Media, Top Center SponsoredFor more than 25 years, WRC TV has collected donations from the community to give Thanksgiving dinners to those in need as part of a program called Food 4 Families. This year, reports TVSpy, "the fundraiser...
National Press Club Partners with Howard University Hospital to Help Feed Healthcare Workers Capitol Communicator November 3, 2020 General, Media, PeopleThe National Press Club is working with Howard University Hospital to help feed front-line healthcare workers who put their own health at risk to help save lives every day. The Help The Heroes program...
Local TV News Audience Now Younger, More Diverse and More Informed Guest Columnist November 3, 2020 Insights, MediaThe Nielsen Local Watch Report found that the local news audience has become younger, more diverse and more informed. Here are some stats that might surprise you: Local TV news has 74% more viewers than...