D S Simon Media launches the AI-powered broadcast media tour™
D S Simon Media has announced the launch of the AI-Powered Broadcast Media Tour™, the first broadcast media tour designed to enhance Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), helping brands increase…
Grokipedia: What communicators need to know about the new AI-Powered encyclopedia
Grokipedia, developed by xAI (Elon Musk’s AI company), launched its beta version last week, presenting itself as an AI-powered alternative to Wikipedia.…
New Muck Rack Report: 1 in 3 journalists now publish independently
Muck Rack released its first State of Creator Journalism, a focused analysis from our annual State of Journalism survey. The key takeaway: Independent journalism…
NBC News launches marketing campaign to address low trust in news media
NBC News unveiled a marketing campaign that attempts to address low trust in news media, promoting the network as a place for “facts” “clarity”…
Washington Post names AI reporter
Kevin Schaul has been named artificial intelligence reporter at The Washington Post, where he will cover how emerging AI technologies function and their impact…
Geri Mitchell, who guided listeners through midday news, talk and special coverage, leaves WAMU
For more than seven years, Geri Mitchell has been a familiar voice on WAMU 88.5. She guided listeners through midday news, talk, and…
CNN to launch All Access, a format that reflects “how audiences engage with the news today”
CNN announced that its heavily anticipated streaming subscription product, All Access, will go live on Tuesday, October 28, reports Adweek. Adweek states that the…
The Baltimore Banner recognized with Freedom of the Press Award
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards, hosted this year by Judy…
Research finds younger people “used to video, not text”
Research from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism shows the difference between how older and younger people consume news, reports Editor&Publisher.…
NPR ‘founding mother’ Susan Stamberg dies at 87
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who became the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, died at…
Mishka Pitter-Armand joins NPR as CMO
NPR named Mishka Pitter-Armand its Chief Marketing Officer. According to an NPR release, she will play “a key role in efforts to strengthen…
NBC News and WSJ announce cuts
NBC News has begun laying off 150 employees, which accounts for about 7% of its staff. The cuts come as NBC Universal spins off…
Newsmatics highlights AI’s role in news distribution at Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how news is distributed and consumed, creating both challenges and opportunities for communicators. That reality took center stage at…
Chuck Todd calls for local news reboot to restore trust in media
By Paul Kontonis, CommPRO At the 2025 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit on October 9, former Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd took the stage…
Craig Heist, a journalist who covered sports in the D.C. and Baltimore region for over 30 years, dies at 66
Craig Heist, a D.C.-area sports journalist who became a mainstay inside the press boxes of the region’s professional sports teams, has…
