
Super Bowl Ads: What Did You Think?
No one had a better Super Bowl night than Tom Brady, but Melissa McCarthy and Kia came close, reports USA TODAY According to USA Today, “Her slapstick shtick for Kia…
WTOP Disables Website Comments Feature Because of “Hateful and Racist Dialogue”
WTOP has disabled the comments feature on its website, stated the radio and digital news operation, stating “This decision was not made lightly. “As…

Super Bowl Features a Number of Firsts for Advertisers, Reports Media Life
“With a matchup virtually no one was clamoring to see—everyone wanted the New England Patriots to play the Dallas Cowboys, not the Atlanta…

Facebook, Google and Microsoft Warn About an Uncertain Future for Technology and their Businesses Because of Pres. Trump’s Immigration Order
Three of the largest ad-tech companies – Facebook, Google and Microsoft – have sent a warning to employees, investors and the industry about the uncertain…

Washington Post Rated Number-One News Source for Federal Government Leaders
The Washington Post was rated the number-one news source for all federal government leaders across the country, according to the 2016 Erdos &…

What Cord-Cutting Millennials are Watching
It should come as no surprise that Millennials are cutting the cord more rapidly than other generations, reports Media Life magazine, which added: “This…

Chris Graves, Chairman of Ogilvy PR, to Head Ogilvy Center for Behavioral Science
Chris Graves is stepping down as chairman of Ogilvy PR to become president and founder of the Ogilvy Center for Behavioral Science, reports the…

What Big Data Said About the Inaugural Crowd
Dr. Daniel Scantlebury a Data Scientist at Resonate, offered his thoughts about what Big Data said about the inaugural crowd: I live about a…

What “Fake News” Can Teach Us About Sponsored Content
By Jeffrey A. Davis Warning: the following headlines are from fake news sites promoting fake stories: Obama Signs Executive Order Banning The National Anthem…

Washington Post Working to Attract International Readers
The Washington Post has launched Today’s WorldView, its first product created for an international audience. Anchored by foreign affairs reporter Ishaan Tharoor, the…

Advertisers Take Note: The NFL is “Extremely Aggressive” in Protecting the Super Bowl Trademark and Logo
In addition to the monies it receives annually for the right to broadcast the Super Bowl, the NFL receives more than $1 billion in…

New President Generates New Government Relations Firms in D.C.
Gotham Government Relations, a lobbying and public relations firm with an office in Garden City, Long Island, is opening an office in Washington, D.…

Media Coverage at CES 2017 as Big as Consumer Electronics Show Itself
By Steve Winter Years ago, the practice of generating media coverage for companies at CES was a basic matter of “working the street corners.…

Most Traditional Media will be Dramatically Transformed in Coming Years Reports Media Life
“Ten years ago the iPhone didn’t exist, local advertisers didn’t know what a Facebook page was, and yellow pages were an essential…

Mezzobit Analysis Examines Technology Used by Mainstream vs. “Opinionated” News Sites
The recent U.S. presidential election spurred an intense debate over the influence of news sites that target more politically conservative readers, reports New…

