The New York Times Wants Readers to Pay for Its Newsletters Capitol Communicator August 12, 2021 General, Media, Top Right SponsoredThe New York Times said it will make a slate of newsletters available only to subscribers, including new offerings from John McWhorter, Kara Swisher and other writers. The Times, which has produced free...
The Washington Post Launches Initiative to Add Younger and More Diverse Audiences Capitol Communicator August 10, 2021 Insights, Media, Upper Left SponsoredThe Washington Post created Next Generation, billed as "a new initiative to accelerate the acquisition of younger and more diverse audiences through new products, practices and...
Veteran Ad Beat Reporter Larissa Faw Dies At 43 Capitol Communicator August 10, 2021 Advertising, Bottom Left Sponsored, Media, PeopleVeteran business and advertising reporter Larissa Faw has died at the age of 43, reports MediaPost. She passed away over the weekend and the cause of death was not reported. Faw worked for MediaPost as a...
‘GMA Weekend’ Anchor Dan Harris Departs ABC News to Focus on Meditation Capitol Communicator August 10, 2021 Media, People, Top Center Sponsored, UncategorizedABC News anchor Dan Harris, who leads Good Morning America‘s weekend edition, will leave the network to focus on his meditation company, Ten Percent Happier, which he founded in 2013, states The Hollywood...
NBC’s Lester Holt to Receive NPC’s Fourth Estate Award Capitol Communicator August 4, 2021 Awards, Media, People, Top Right SponsoredNBC Nightly News and Dateline anchor Lester Holt can add another honor to his long career in journalism. The longtime newsman will receive the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award in D.C. in October,...
Amy Walter Becomes Owner, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report Capitol Communicator August 3, 2021 Media, People, Top Right SponsoredAmy Walter has become the owner, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report. Moving forward, the D.C.-based newsletter will be called “The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter,” and will...
The Bowie Blade-News Closes Due to Changing Habits of Readers and Shifting Demands of Advertisers Capitol Communicator July 31, 2021 Media, Top Center SponsoredThe Bowie Blade-News, a 41-year-old weekly newspaper in Bowie, Md, published its final print edition on Thursday, two months after its parent company, Tribune Publishing, was sold to the New York hedge fund...
WRC-TV’s Wendy Rieger Says of Surgery to Remove Brain Tumor: “I Have Never Felt Luckier” Capitol Communicator July 28, 2021 Media, People, Top Right SponsoredWendy Rieger, news anchor at WRC-TV in D.C., told colleagues and viewers that she has “never felt luckier” following brain surgery to remove a tumor. Rieger said her doctor in Pittsburgh was able to...
The Washington Post States it is “Committed to Building a Stronger Culture of Diversity and Equity” Capitol Communicator July 28, 2021 Insights, Media, Top Right SponsoredThe Washington Post reported its workforce demographics and stated that it is an organization "that values and is committed to building a stronger culture of diversity and equity, where current and...
Tech-Powered Media Company BuzzFeed to Merge with 890 5th Avenue Partners Capitol Communicator July 28, 2021 Acquisitions, Media, Top Center SponsoredBuzzFeed, a tech-powered media company for digital content and commerce for millennial and Gen Z audiences, will merge with 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc. (“890”), a tech, media and telecom special...
