As a PR or Public Affairs writer, here’s how you change people’s minds: Think cognitive dissonance
By Don Bates Most people dislike changing their beliefs because it often makes them uncomfortable, embarrassed, guilty or conflicted. So, they resist or refuse contrasting views,…
Andrew Friedman joins Semafor in D.C. as General Manager and Head of Public Affairs
Semafor adds Andrew Friedman as General Manager and Head of Public Affairs, as the global news platform accelerates its commercial expansion in D.C., which it…
Behind the Portrait: Andy Cohen & Diane Hoskins for Gensler
Award-winning photographer Cade Martin reports that he had the pleasure of photographing Andy Cohen and Diane Hoskins, the Global Co-Chairs of Gensler, for the…
Washington Post average daily print circulation drops to 97,000, with roughly 160,000 on Sundays
According to data provided to Washington City Paper by the Alliance for Audited Media, The Washington Post’s paid average daily circulation “is now down to…
Billions of login credentials leaked: “It’s a blueprint for mass exploitation”
More than 16 billion login credentials have been leaked, researchers said this week, in what they believe to be one of the largest data breaches ever,…
UMGC awards $246 million media buying contract to seven agencies
The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) has awarded a $246 million media buying contract to seven agencies, with Baltimore-based Media Works the sole DMV…
WWPR names 2025 Emerging Leaders Award winners from “remarkable slate of rising stars”
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) named seven 2025 Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs) winners. The winners, states WWPR, were selected from a well-rounded and remarkable…
Time spent by adult users on social networks should peak this year, predicts new report
Total users of social networks in the U.S. will continue to grow in 2025 and through 2029, while time spent among adult users should hit…
Agency updates from Whiteboard Advisors, Hart and Brink
Whiteboard Advisors announced that Natalia Battaglia, above, has (re)joined the firm as Senior Vice President. According to a release, Battaglia will drive strategic communications efforts…
Maryland news from Media Works, Marriner and Abel
Media Works in Baltimore announced it has secured four new contracts in the past 18 months totaling more than $105 million in new business across sectors…
Washington Post wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News
The Washington Post’s staff has been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News, which recognized the newsroom’s coverage of the attempted assassination of…
Crosby named a Washington Post ‘Top Workplace’ for nine straight years
For the ninth consecutive year, Crosby Marketing Communications has been named a “Top Workplace” by The Washington Post. The award recognizes Crosby as one of the…
WhatsApp adds ads in parts of app
WhatsApp said users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping the…
Antihero leverages film-making expertise and brand know-how with launch of “Powered By Antihero” collaboration with events production leader Future View
Antihero and Future View unite to redefine event storytelling by bringing together a high-content production pipeline and a state of the art events pipeline under…
Agency Updates: Adfero, Warschawski and Antihero and Future View
Adfero adds Teressa Wykpisz-Lee as Senior Vice President and Public Affairs Practice Lead. In this role, states a release, Wykpisz-Lee, shown above, “will oversee…
