Bill Sammon named Senior Vice President of Washington, D.C., Editorial Content for The Hill and NewsNation
Nexstar Media Group appointed Bill Sammon as Senior Vice President of Washington, D.C., Editorial Content for The Hill, a national source of digital political news…

David Chalian named CNN’s D.C. bureau chief
David Chalian, CNN‘s longtime political director, has been promoted to senior VP and Washington, D.C., bureau chief, reports Deadline. The appointment follows the departure…

Pretty sure they’re Instagram guys
Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep cartoons here:…

Reg Murphy, former Baltimore Sun publisher and kidnapping survivor, dies at 90
John Reginald “Reg” Murphy, a former publisher of The Baltimore Sun who survived a politically-motivated kidnapping while leading The Atlanta Constitution, died from natural causes…

D.C.-based Reservoir Communications Group and Periscope Equity announce investment partnership
Reservoir Communications Group, a D.C.-based health care consultancy, announced an investment partnership with Periscope Equity, a Chicago-based private equity firm that partners with…

Six Community College Students Named ‘Crosby Marketing Scholars’
Scholarship Promotes Greater Participation in Advertising/PR Industry Crosby Marketing Communications named six Anne Arundel Community College students to participate in the Crosby Marketing Scholars Program.…

WUSA may be dropped from Verizon Fios
Verizon has sent a notice to some customers of its Fios TV service with a warning that one of their local television channels may be removed…

PSA 101: Seven Effective Public Service Announcement Examples to Inspire You
By Chelsea Olsen, Connect360 If you’re about to start creating a public service announcement, you might be looking for some good PSAs to inspire you.…

Under Armour increases marketing budget to push brand revitalization
Under Armour Inc., riding high on better-than-expected second-quarter results, is doubling down on its brand marketing efforts, with an early example unveiled during…

Continental Strategy promotes Katie Wiles to Director of its D.C. office. She is committed to “Making America Great Again,” states U.S. Representative Byron Donalds
Continental Strategy is promoting Katie Wiles to serve as Director in its D.C. and Jacksonville offices. Since joining the firm, Wiles, states a release, “played…

Marketers take note: Listeners say they learned about a brand or product on a podcast
Podcasts have become popular advertising and marketing tools giving brands an opportunity to promote products and services, with 65% of U.S. adults saying they have…

WdPo launches “Ask The Post AI”
The Washington Post debuted “Ask The Post AI” a generative AI tool leveraging the publication’s deeply-sourced, fact-based journalism to deliver summary answers and…

AI continues to be dominant topic in digital communications, state panelists at Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit session
By Nicole Schuman It’s a given that technology is always evolving—and digital communications does along with it. PRNEWS attended a Chief Communications Officers Roundtable…

Company offering AI-enabled consumer review platform allegedly misrepresented consumer ratings and reviews
The Federal Trade Commission charged a company offering an AI-enabled consumer review platform deceived consumers by misrepresenting that ratings and reviews it published came from…

Jim Hoagland, a Washington Post journalist whose “intrepid reporting and erudite columns were twice honored with the Pulitzer Prize,” dies at 84
Jim Hoagland, a Washington Post journalist whose “intrepid reporting and erudite columns were twice honored with the Pulitzer Prize and made him for decades a leading…

