WaPo wins three Pulitzer Prizes
The Washington Post has won Pulitzer Prizes for National Reporting, Editorial Writing and Commentary and was honored as a finalist in Public Service, International Reporting and Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.…
Charles Sennott, GroundTruth Project’s founder and editor-in-chief, receives James W. Foley World Press Freedom Award
The GroundTruth Project’s founder and editor-in-chief, Charles Sennott, received the James W. Foley World Press Freedom Award during a fundraiser at…
Eight newspapers join legal backlash against OpenAI, Microsoft
Eight daily newspapers owned by Alden Global Capital, including the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News, sued OpenAI and Microsoft, joining the…
Sandhya Somashekhar named Deputy Business Editor at The Washington Post
Sandhya Somashekhar, “an insightful and creative (Washington Post) editor with a long track record of delivering distinctive journalism,” is being promoted to Deputy Business…
Maryland’s local news ecosystem is suffering and needs help now, finds Merrill College study
The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has released its first Maryland Local News Ecosystem Study, which examines the state of…
Suzi Watford joins The Washington Post as Chief Strategy Officer
The Washington Post adds Suzi Watford as its Chief Strategy Officer. According to The Post, chief strategy officer is a new role “designed to…
AU honors late NBC4, WTOP alum Wendy Rieger with scholarship
It has been two years since the death of Wendy Rieger, a longtime fixture in the world of D.C. journalism who spent decades…
Four female reporters to be honored at 11th Annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards
The 11th Annual Washington Women in Journalism Awards, co-hosted by Story Partners and Washingtonian, will honor four female journalists in our nation’s…
NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns with blast at new CEO, reports NPR
NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner has resigned, citing the response of the network’s chief executive to his outside essay accusing NPR of…
Gene Herrick, retired Associated Press photographer known for, among other images, photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, dies at 97
Gene Herrick, a retired Associated Press photographer who covered the Korean War and is known for his “iconic images of Martin Luther King Jr.…
Dena F. Bunis, senior writer and editor for AARP, dies at age 70
Journalist and editor Dena F. Bunis, died at the age of 70. According to her obit, her career as an “award-winning reporter and…
WTTG’s Jacqueline Matter to co-host Good Day DC
WTTG Washington promoted Jacqueline Matter to co-host of Good Day DC. Effective immediately, she will co-anchor the 4 a.m. newscast with…
A “great love story told with rigor, precision, and rare sensitivity” by WaPo’s Sally Jenkins, wins Columbia Journalism School award
The Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins’ “Bitter rivals. Beloved friends. Survivors.” has won the 2024 Mike Berger Award, which is administered by the Columbia…
Robert MacNeil, longtime PBS NewsHour co-anchor and co-founder, dies at 93
Co-founder and longtime co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour Robert MacNeil died at the age of 93. MacNeil co-founded the MacNeil/Lehrer…
Semafor adds Bennett Richardson as General Manager and Global Head of Public Affairs
Semafor appointed veteran marketing, media and public affairs executive Bennett Richardson to the role of General Manager and Global Head of Public Affairs based…
