Facebook’s Oversight Board Upholds the Social Network’s Decision to Ban Former President Trump Capitol Communicator May 5, 2021 Social Media, Top Center SponsoredFacebook’s Oversight Board has upheld the social network’s decision to ban former president Donald Trump, but also faulted the social network for making a decision without clear criteria. For now, it...
Major U.S. English-Speaking TV Networks Will Have “Dismal Year,” Says Television News Daily Capitol Communicator April 30, 2021 Broadcasting, Insights, Top Center SponsoredAs the end of the TV season draws near, the major five U.S. English-speaking networks are poised for another dismal year, according to one longtime Nielsen metric, reports Television News Daily, which added...
Cord-Cutting Getting Worse, Reports B+C Capitol Communicator April 27, 2021 Digital, Technology, Top Center SponsoredCord-cutting is expected to get worse in 2021 and 2022, offset somewhat by growth of virtual multichannel video programming distributors, according to a report from S&P Global, states...
U.S. Ad Market Turns In Best March Ever, Reports MediaPost Capitol Communicator April 21, 2021 Advertising, Insights, Top Center SponsoredIn the first year-over-year comparison with a month impacted by the 2020 COVID-19-related ad recession, the U.S. ad market expanded nearly 25% vs. the same month last year, reports MediaPost. Importantly,...
Women Named to Multiple Top Roles in Ad Industry, Reports AdAge Capitol Communicator April 20, 2021 Advertising, People, Top Center SponsoredA trend appears to be taking hold, based on the numerous executive shifts in the ad industry this month: Women are making strides that could begin to lead to greater equity at the top, states AdAge. According...
Some Ad Professionals are Suffering from Pandemic Burnout and Changing Careers Capitol Communicator April 16, 2021 Insights, Top Center SponsoredAccording to 16 ad professionals who spoke to Business Insider, workloads have increased during the pandemic, leading some to burn out and leave the industry altogether. According to Business Insider: "Some...
Ad Industry Diversity Report Finds “Room For Improvement,” States Forbes Capitol Communicator April 12, 2021 Advertising, Insights, Top Center SponsoredThe 4As is hoping to use new survey data about diversity to improve the ad industry and foster dialogue, reports Forbes. According to the Forbes post: "The results—collected by the 4As from 165 agencies...
Joe Krebs, Longtime WRC-TV News Anchor, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer Capitol Communicator April 8, 2021 People, Top Center SponsoredD.C.-area news anchor Joe Krebs has died at 78 after a battle with cancer. He was the morning anchor for NBC Washington for 18 years and was known for his pursuit and reporting of cold cases, reports...
The Washington Post Helping Hand Raises Over $410k for Human Service Nonprofits in the D.C. Region Capitol Communicator April 5, 2021 Media, People, Top Center SponsoredThe Washington Post Helping Hand has raised over $410,000 for its covid-19 campaign with beneficiaries Feeding America, Meals on Wheels, No Kid Hungry and World Central Kitchen, reports The...
New HHS “We Can Do This” Campaign Urges More Americans to Get COVID-19 Vaccines Capitol Communicator April 2, 2021 Coronavirus, Top Center SponsoredThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began rolling out a new campaign to persuade more Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccination, reports MediaPost. MediaPost adds that the effort includes...
