AP to Automate Converting Print Stories to Broadcast Format
On average, when an AP sportswriter covers a game, reports Neiman Lab, “she produces eight different versions of the same story. Aside from writing the main print story, they have…
Baltimore Sun’s Unionized Staff Launches Awareness Campaign to Help Get Pay Raises, Reports Baltimore Fishbowl
Unionized reporters, editors, photographers and others at the Baltimore Sun have launched an awareness campaign “to help them secure an evasive 2.5 percent…
Layoffs at Gannett
McLean, Va-based Gannett, the largest U.S newspaper company, is cutting another two percent of its workforce, reports Politico. “That cut, which should…
D.C.-Area Updates: McBee Becomes SIGNAL, Fenton Adds Staff, and Osborn Named Editor in Chief of Defense Systems
McBee Strategic has become SIGNAL Group. According to the agency, they evolved over the last fifteen years, but “our name and brand no longer…
CNN Coverage of Trump Campaign Results in Rise in Rating and Revenue
“Donald Trump famously says he doesn’t watch CNN (while commenting on the specifics of the network’s coverage on a regular basis), but…
Jeff Bezos Wants to Shift Washington Post Business Model
Jeff Bezos, Amazon chief and owner of the Washington Post, isn’t sure that services like paywalls and tiered subscriptions can work for publishers,…
Washington Post Offers News-Related Illustrations for Readers to Enhance Messages
The Washington Post now offers news-related illustrations for readers to visually enhance their messages directly within an iMessage chat and on Viber. According…
“NFL Ratings Plunge May Doom Traditional TV”, Reports Washington Post
Football, “America’s biggest prime-time powerhouse, has been thrust into a crisis this fall, with dwindling ratings sparking questions over whether it can…
Discovery Communications Makes Major Investment in Digital Content to Reach Mobile Viewers
Discovery Communications, which owns networks like the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, became the latest TV company to invest in digital content in an…
Magazine Readership on Rise
Average magazine audiences have picked up more than nine percent in the last year, according to the latest Brand Audience Report from industry metric…
Gallup Reports Trust in Media at All-Time Low
Journalists have taken fire from candidates and their surrogates this year as the election approaches, and some of that criticism seems to have stuck,…
Five Public Radio Stations Join to Produce News Stories on Chesapeake Bay Issues
Five public radio stations from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia are collaborating to produce in-depth news stories on important Chesapeake Bay issues and to…
TEGNA to Spin-Off Cars.com; Gracia C. Martore, President, CEO and Member of the Board to Retire
TEGNA Inc., the McLean, Va-based broadcast and digital media company formerly known as Gannett, intends to spin-off Cars.com, creating two independent…
Washington Post Launches “Lightning-Fast” Mobile Web Experience
The Washington Post is rolling out “a lightning-fast mobile web experience, radically enhancing its mobile news site with near-instant load times for…
Physician Entrepreneur Launches JMore Aimed at Greater Baltimore’s Jewish Millennials
Maryland is about to see a new media outlet targeting the Baltimore region’s Jewish community with JMoreLiving.com. According to a release, Dr.…
