CBS News and CBS Interactive Launch CBSN
CBS News and CBS Interactive have launched CBSN, reports TV NewsCheck, which it is calling “the first digital streaming news network that will allow Internet-connected consumers to watch live,…
Cade Martin and Geoff Livingston Photograph Day of the Dead Festivities in Mexico
Award-winning photographer Cade Martin, and blogger and Capitol Communicator Media Strategist Geoff Livingston traveled to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, to photo journal…
Ben Bradlee: The Ultimate News Legend
By Geoff Livingston, Capitol Communicator Media Strategist Many newspapers have noted the passing of Ben Bradlee, including his long-time employer and our local…
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Purchase of Allbritton Communications Leaves Employees at WJLA Washington and NewsChannel 8 “An Unhappy Lot,” Reports TVNewsCheck
Diana Marszalek in TVNewsCheck reports that “ever since Sinclair Broadcast Group announced it was buying Allbritton Communications in July 2013, employees at the group’…
James MacGregor Named WBJ Publisher
James MacGregor, publisher of the Silicon Valley Business Journal in San Jose, Calif., has been named publisher of the Washington Business Journal. MacGregor, 45,…
FCC Considering Whether to Punish Broadcasters for Saying “Redskins”
The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to punish broadcasters for using the word “Redskins” in reports about Washington’s NFL team, reports Reuters,…
CA Features Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s Marketing Campaign
Communications Arts has featured D.C.-based Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s current marketing campaign. According to the CA story, Woolly approached Bethesda-based…
Cheerios Join Orioles Bandwagon
The hot topic in Baltimore this week is the Orioles, of course, and it seems everyone is getting in on the action. In Sunday’…
Bulldog Reporter Ceases Operations
Bulldog Reporter – which provided media intelligence, practice insights and skills training since its launch in 1979 – has folded. According to one report, “Because many…
WIFV’s Annual Writing/Producing Conference – ScriptDC – Set for Nov. 14 -16
Women in Film & Video’s (WIFV) annual writing/producing conference – ScriptDC – will be held Nov. 14 -16 in the Media & Public Affairs…
Earle Palmer Brown, a Legend in the D.C. Marketing Community, Dies at 92
Earle Palmer Brown, a legend in the D.C. marketing community, died at the age of 92. Although Brown downplayed his legacy to the…
Orioles and Nats TV Ratings Drop Despite Winning Seasons
An interesting post on dcrtv.com: The Orioles ratings in Baltimore dropped 10% this season despite the fact that the team won its first…
Cade Martin Photographs ACVA’s “Extraordinary Alexandria” Campaign
Photographer Cade Martin worked on the “Extraordinary Alexandria” campaign for the Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association (ACVA). (Among his other accomplishments, he’s also…
Media Mentions
Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee’s wife says her husband is in hospice care after his health declined during the past two months,…
Washington Post Announces “Large Cuts” in Retirement Benefits
The Washington Post announced “large cuts in retirement benefits … declaring that it would eliminate future retirement medical benefits and freeze defined-benefit pensions for…
