Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, CEO and publisher, The AFRO-American Newspapers, named this year’s Featherstone Changemaker Award recipient
Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, CEO and publisher, The AFRO-American Newspapers, has been named this year’s Featherstone Changemaker Award recipient by The William & Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation. According…
Peter Elkins-Williams joins WaPo to lead company’s efforts to grow through partnerships and mergers & acquisitions
Peter Elkins-Williams is joining The Washington Post as Head of Global Partnerships & Corporate Development, a new role designed to lead the company’…
CNN to cut workforce by about 100 as it moves to merge linear and digital newsgathering
CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson unveiled more details of a “one newsroom” strategy to merge linear and digital newsgathering, while he announced that about…
Longtime Baltimore television news anchor Vic Carter and Sports Director Mark Viviano to exit WJZ-TV
Longtime Baltimore television news anchor Vic Carter, shown above, will be leaving WJZ-TV later this month. In addition, WJZ-TV Sports Director Mark…
ABC News promotes Rick Klein to vice president and D.C. bureau chief
ABC News’ Rick Klein has been promoted to vice president and Washington, D.C., bureau chief. “As a seasoned and highly respected journalist, Rick…
Krissah Thompson to lead task force building WaPo’s third newsroom
The Washington Post announced that Krissah Thompson will run the newsroom process of building the third newsroom. According to The Post: “With a task…
Radio leads other media in trustworthiness, states new study
According to a nationwide survey of 1,000 adults conducted by Katz Radio Group, radio leads other media in trustworthiness. Asked about their trust…
The Baltimore Banner expands education coverage with Education Hub
The Baltimore Banner is launching the Education Hub, its first community-funded journalism initiative. According to a press release, the Education Hub will expand…
Terence Samuel, editor in chief of USA Today, exits after one year
Terence Samuel, editor in chief of USA Today, McLean, Virginia, has departed after one year, reports Deadline. Caren Bohan, the publication’s executive editor…
Kat Trainor joins The Hill as VP of Events to generate new advertising partners
Kat Trainor joins The Hill as Vice President of Events. In this newly created role, she will lead the live events team, helping The…
NY Times to move its top podcasts behind paywall
The New York Times is working to move its top podcasts behind a paywall, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company…
High-profile employees exit Politico
Three high-profile employees plan to leave Politico in the coming weeks: Alex Ward, above, “co-author of Politico’s massive scoop about the…
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis “retains links to PR firm that bears his initials,’ states Financial Times
Washington Post publisher “Sir Will Lewis is facing a PR crisis, with his own newspaper and rivals investigating his past as a senior executive…
Jeff Bezos, WaPo’s owner, insists journalistic standards and ethics “will not change”
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos insisted journalistic standards and ethics “will not change” in an email to newsroom leaders Tuesday — without directly addressing recent…
Kristin Wilson, CNN supervising producer, joins ROKK Solutions
ROKK Solutions adds Kristin Wilson, supervising producer at CNN, as Senior Vice President. “As CNN’s top producer commanding the coverage of the House…
