Baltimore sues publisher over alleged deceptive marketing
Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the City Council of Baltimore have filed a civil lawsuit against Agora Companies, LLC, a Baltimore-based newsletter publisher, alleging the…

T. Rowe Price names head of global marketing
Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price announced that Mike Barry has been named head of Global Marketing, effective July 1. Barry will report to Dee Sawyer, head…

AJ Jones, Chief Strategic and Corporate Communications Officer at Monumental Sports and Entertainment, to deliver keynote at 2026 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit & ADWKDC
DC’s Largest Annual Advertising, Marketing and Communications Event to be held on October 14 at the MLK Library Conference Center AJ Jones II, Executive Vice…

RP3 Agency Wins Two Silver Clio Health Awards for “Take a Hike” campaign
RP3 has been awarded two Silver Clio Health Awards for its “Take a Hike” campaign with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), a creative platform that, states…

Agency Updates: News from Avoq, The Conafay Group and Yes&
Avoq won a National Gold ADDY in Branded Content & Entertainment for Online/Interactive at AAF’s 2026 ADMERICA Conference for its PBS “Viewers Like Me”…

Alex Orfinger, long-time publisher of the Washington Business Journal who “helped shape the soul of this region”, steps down
Alex Orfinger, who came to D.C. 30 years ago to become publisher of the Washington Business Journal at the dawn of the internet age, is…

Study shows shortage of local journalists
The 2026 Local Journalist Index, a landmark annual study by Muck Rack, reveals that the shortage of local journalists persists and also finds a dramatic lack…

Yes& Invests in Higher Education with the Hire of Kimberly Hallman as SVP
Veteran marketer to lead the agency’s education and nonprofit practice Yes& announced that Kimberly Hallman has joined the agency as Senior Vice President, Workstream…

Reporter Matthew Torres exits WUSA to “explore what else is on the horizon”
After 5 1/2 years at WUSA in D.C., reporter Matthew Torres “decided to close this adventurous and incredible chapter and explore what else is…

Northern Virginia Community College appoints RP3 as Agency of Record
RP3 has been selected as agency of record for Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), part of the Virginia Community Colleges System, following a competitive pitch process.…

Capitol Communicators: Profile of Kurt Roberts, Chief Experience Officer and Founder, Goodbeast
Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. This profile features Kurt Roberts. Kurt…

Five join MPT Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors
Five community leaders have been elected to three-year terms on the MPT Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors. Left to right in main image, they include:…

Lawsuit against Washington Post alleges its digital systems collected private data
A class action lawsuit was filed against The Washington Post alleging its digital systems collected private data through secret surveillance in order to price gouge its…

POLITICO relaunches POLITICO Magazine to cover people and ideas that shape power around the world
POLITICO is relaunching POLITICO Magazine as a weekly publication focused on original reporting about the people and ideas that shape power around the world, states a…

Communications, Content Authentication, and Building a Trust Stack in the AI Age
Originally published by CommPRO. Reprinted with permission. Narrative authority is key to discoverability in the AI Age. The challenge facing communicators is to generate content that…

