Coronavirus-Driven Downturn Hits Newspapers Hard, While TV News Thrives Capitol Communicator October 29, 2020 Coronavirus, Insights, MediaAccording to a new Pew Research Center analysis of change in revenue between the second quarters of 2019 and 2020, not all sectors of the news media have been affected by the coronavirus downturn equally and...
‘BuzzFeed’ Increased BIPOC and Female Employees During Past Year, Reports CEO Jonah Peretti Capitol Communicator October 28, 2020 MediaBuzzFeed increased its share of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) and female employees from 2019 to 2020, according to a report sent to the staff by Jonah Peretti, shown above, founder and CEO of...
AdWeek Names The Washington Post “Hottest in News” and “Hottest in Social Media” Capitol Communicator October 28, 2020 Awards, Media, Social MediaAdWeek listed The Washington Post on its 2020 Hot List as "Hottest in News” for its coverage of President Trump’s impeachment trial and as “Hottest in Social Media” for its TikTok account. According...
“Tectonic Shift” Ahead for Media Industry Due to Cord Cutting Capitol Communicator October 26, 2020 Advertising, Media, Top Right SponsoredThere’s a quiet consensus emerging in the hallways and boardrooms of American media companies that about 25 million U.S. households to cancel their pay-TV subscriptions over the next five years, reports...
News Viewing Soars, Persons 18-34 Post Biggest Gains in Second Quarter Capitol Communicator October 26, 2020 Coronavirus, Insights, Media, Upper Left SponsoredContent with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest has driven a 23% increase in national and local TV news consumption in September versus the same month a year ago, says Nielsen -- down from the...
Scott Weisenthal Named Head of The Washington Post Creative Group Capitol Communicator October 16, 2020 Bottom Left Sponsored, MediaThe Washington Post announced that Scott Weisenthal has been named head of The Washington Post Creative Group, a newly established team that includes WP BrandStudio, brand strategy, design and marketing...
Cable News Networks See Audience Surge in 2020 Capitol Communicator October 14, 2020 Bottom Left Sponsored, MediaCable news networks CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC averaged just under 10 million viewers in primetime last week, or 72 percent more than the same week in 2019, the Nielsen company said. According to an AP...
The Washington Post Continues Reshaping Its Top Editorial Ranks and Names 36-Year-Old Kat Downs Mulder Managing Editor for Digital Capitol Communicator October 13, 2020 Media, People, Top Center SponsoredKat Downs Mulder has been named The Washington Post’s managing editor for digital, "a top leadership role in which she will oversee online operations as well as video, photography, graphics, audio and...
Baltimore Artist/Illustrator David Plunkert of Spur Design Creates ‘Red Meat’ Cover for The New Yorker Jeffrey Davis October 9, 2020 Design, Maryland News, Media, Top Center SponsoredDavid Plunkert, Baltimore-based artist/illustrator and a co-founder of Spur Design, designed the cover for the Oct. 12 issue of The New Yorker. In a LinkedIn post, Plunkert says the cover is a reaction...
Edward Segal Joins Forbes.com as Leadership Strategy Contributor on Crisis Communications Capitol Communicator October 8, 2020 Media, PRCrisis management expert, consultant and author Edward Segal has been brought on by Forbes.com as a Leadership Strategy contributor to write a blog about crisis management and crisis communication-related...
