‘Truth on Trial’ Panel Explores Collapse of Institutional Trust in Communications
It doesn’t matter where you work – agency, corporation, advocacy, nonprofit, association or government — ethics in communications used to be easy. Tell the truth and do no harm. You only…
Greater Washington Board of Trade Launches ‘Smart Region Movement’
The Greater Washington Board of Trade (GWBOT) announced its Smart Region Movement to identify, explore, deploy and expand Smart City concepts, technologies and partnerships…
Spokeswoman Liz Bowman Leaves EPA
Liz Bowman, EPA’s top spokeswoman, is leaving the agency. According to Politico, “Bowman, who will join Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst’s staff,…
Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Association Starts DC Chapter
Brightline Interactive announced the launch of the DC chapter of the Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Association (VRARA). VRARA, states a release, “is the global…
Shuttered DCist Plans Spring Relaunch
DCist secured two editors to its masthead ahead of its upcoming rebirth, states MediaPost, which added that local news sites Gothamist, LAist and DCist…
James Brown and the Hammond Organ
By Cade Martin What is it about the Hammond Organ that had such a profound hold on the Godfather of Soul? “The Hammond electrified…
Street Style Portraits Offer a Story
By Geoff Livingston Headshots and business portraits are a necessary evil. When I shoot portraits, I try to steer people towards street scenes. Most…
Smartphones are “Millennial Woman’s Constant Companion”
As innovation in mobile changes how society operates, women are using their phones to assist them in practically every aspect of their lives, from…
Five Tips for Better Privacy on Facebook Provided by Social Driver
When Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, testified before Congress to address Facebook’s use and protection of user data, a real…
Two-Thirds of All Traffic to Websites Linked From a Tweet Emanates From a Bot, Finds New Study
Two-thirds of all traffic to websites linked from a tweet emanates from a bot, according to findings of an exhaustive computational analysis released…
JWT Taps Spurrier Group for Illinois Tourism Account
Advertising and communications powerhouse J. Walter Thompson (JWT) has brought in Spurrier Group, a marketing and media agency with offices in Richmond and Washington,…
Facebook to Audit Thousands of Apps, States Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will audit thousands of apps in response to the “breach of trust” created by Cambridge Analytica — the chief executive’s…
Design Army Launches “The Genesis of Creation” Called “At Yolk”
“There’s something about Pum Lefebure, cofounder of Design Army, that’s reminiscent of a D.C. superhero—the Washington kind, not the comics…
“Fake News” Travels Faster and Further than Real News on Twitter
From Russian “bots” to charges of fake news, headlines are awash in stories about dubious information going viral, reports Science magazine, which added that…
Seven Major TV Providers Lost Three Million Subscribers in 2017
Big traditional pay TV providers lost 3.7% or 3 million subscribers in 2017 — one of the worst years ever, according to one report,…
