Gannett Rejects Proposal to be Acquired Capitol Communicator February 5, 2019 B to B, Media, Top Center SponsoredGannett Co., based in McLean, VA, said Monday that its board has unanimously rejected an unsolicited proposal to be acquired by media company MNG Enterprises Inc., also known as Digital First Media, saying the...
Washington Post Airs Super Bowl Spot About “Critical Work of Reporters” Capitol Communicator February 4, 2019 Media, Top Center SponsoredThe Washington Post premiered a 60-second message during Super Bowl LIII highlighting the "critical work of reporters and the role that work plays in Americans’ everyday lives. A first for The Post, the spot...
“Seismic Shift” Underway in Media as More than 2,100 Jobs Cut in 2019 Capitol Communicator February 2, 2019 Media, Top Center SponsoredThe media industry seems to be in freefall following the announcement that Vice Media would cut 10% of its staff and that McClatchy Company offered buyouts to 450 employees, bringing the total number of media...
Fox News Marks 17 Straight Years as Most-Watched Cable News Network; MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is Number 1 Cable News Program Capitol Communicator January 31, 2019 Media, Top Right SponsoredWhen it comes to ratings, Fox News Channel remains the gold standard in cable news, reports Adweek's TVNewser, which added that the network started 2019 "as it ended 2018, as the most-watched basic cable...
Facebook and Google Face Heat on Media Layoffs, Reports The Hill Capitol Communicator January 29, 2019 Insights, Media, Top Center SponsoredCritics are targeting Facebook and Google after a week of high-profile layoffs in the media industry, pointing to their dominance over internet ads as the reason news outlets are struggling, reports The Hill,...
Marty Baron to Receive the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism Capitol Communicator January 28, 2019 Awards, Media, PeopleWashington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron will receive the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism which is presented by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard...
Massive Layoffs Hit News Organizations: What/Who’s Next? Capitol Communicator January 27, 2019 Insights, Media, Top Center SponsoredMore wrenching pain is being felt in the media world as more than a thousand in the media industry are getting cut as part of a seemingly never-ending series of cutbacks. In fact, a Jan. 24 CNN headline...
Newseum Building in D.C. Sold to Johns Hopkins University; Media Museum to Relocate Capitol Communicator January 25, 2019 General, Media, Top Center SponsoredThe Newseum, prominently located on Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C., will close within a year and make way for a Johns Hopkins University center for graduate studies, under a deal that, states The Washington Post,...
Katy McKegney Named Publisher of Washington City Paper Capitol Communicator January 22, 2019 Media, People, Top Right SponsoredWashington City Paper, the weekly newspaper that has focused on local D.C. news and arts coverage since 1981, announced the appointment of Katy McKegney to the position of Publisher. According to a release,...
Fake Editions of The Washington Post Handed Out in D.C. Capitol Communicator January 16, 2019 General, MediaFake editions of The Washington Post claiming that President Trump was leaving office were handed out Wednesday morning at multiple locations in Washington, reports The Post, which added that the "print papers...
