New Study Suggests that ‘Fake News’ had Wide Reach but Little Impact on 2016 Election, Reports NY Times
“Fake news evolved from seedy internet sideshow to serious electoral threat so quickly that behavioral scientists had little time to answer basic questions about it, like who was reading what,…
Sexual Misconduct in Newsrooms Focus of Newseum Summit on Jan. 9
The Newseum will convene “The Power Shift Summit,” a Jan. 9 gathering of invited leaders across journalism and the media industry that will focus…
Sean Hannity of Fox News Was 2017’s Most-Watched Cable News Program
“With Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly out of the picture, the year-end cable news program rankings look a bit different this year,…
Newspapers Face New Challenge in New Year: Rising Cost of Newsprint
As if the U.S. newspaper business didn’t have enough trouble coping with decades of lost readers and advertising dollars, reports Ad Age,…
Was 2017 The Year of the Demise of the TV Network “Alpha” Anchors, Asks The Daily Beast
Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, and Bill O’Reilly’s careers seem to have ended in 2017, “mired in scandal. With them, the era of…
2017 in Review and What’s Ahead in 2018
What did 2017 mean to area communicators? The short answer is that it was another year of change, with the continuing exit of traditional…
What Repeal of Net Neutrality Means to Public Relations Professionals – and Other Communicators
Net neutrality is one of those subjects people have likely heard about, but don’t really know how it affects them, reports the Institute…
2018 Predictions from Grafik
Capitol Communicator is running a series of 2018 predictions and, below, are predictions from Grafik. Lance Wain—CEO, Grafik I believe 2018 will start…
Washington Post Video Team Launches Series on How to be a Journalist
The Washington Post video team has launched a new video series that, states The Post, “lifts the curtain on the reporting process to help…
“For Entrepreneurs, a Tough Moment: The Pivot”: A New York Times Article Featuring Pum Lefebure, Design Army
“It’s the moment many entrepreneurs hit eventually, no matter how much funding they have raised and burned through, no matter how many 100-…
Broadcast Network’s TV Ratings Drop From 2016
It’s 2017 and everyone in broadcast television is miserable, reports The Wrap, which added that all five of the over-the-air English-…
Local Ad Revenue in the U.S. to Reach $151.2 Billion in 2018 Predicts BIA/Kelsey
BIA/Kelsey’s new U.S. Local Advertising Forecast 2018 projects total local ad revenue in the U.S. will reach $151.2 billion…
YouTube Releases 2017 Rewind Video Reviewing 2017’s Pop Culture, News and Showbiz Trends
Every year YouTube releases their Rewind video, which is a summary of the pop culture, news and showbiz trends from the last year. According…
2018 Predictions from Crosby Marketing Communications
Capitol Communicator is running predictions from area communicators and here are 2018 predictions from Crosby Marketing Communications: Building trust will be front and center.…
2018 Prediction from Andy Blenkle, Vice President, Fors Marsh Group
I predict 2018 will see diversity increases in the ranks of the creative industries as organizations try to adjust to the new realities unfolding…
