Joe Madison, influential voice for decades on D. C. radio, dies at 74
Joe Madison, a civil rights activist who found his voice as an influential talk radio host known as the Black Eagle and whose decades on the air often pushed listeners…
Media hit by “brutal” layoffs in January
At least 528 news media jobs were lost in January due to brutal start-of-the-year layoffs, with the media sector as a…
Upstart digital news outlet The Messenger shuts down
The Messenger, the upstart digital news outlet that hired hundreds of journalists and vowed to upend the industry as a centrist publication, will shut…
Kristen Dahlgren leaves NBC News to launch The Pink Eraser to bring breast cancer vaccines to market
Two high-profile breast cancer survivors, with the nation’s top breast cancer doctors backing them, launched the Pink Eraser Project to accelerate development…
Social media becoming a dominant news source for Americans
Social media is rapidly becoming a dominant news source for American consumers, according to The U.S. Media Morph: 2024 Trend Report, a study…
Donnie Simpson, veteran D.C. radio personality, exits WMMJ/WDCJ
Veteran D.C.radio personality Donnie Simpson has hosted his final afternoon show on Radio One urban AC “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/…
Katherine Maher named president and CEO of NPR
D.C.-based NPR named Katherine Maher its president and chief executive officer, succeeding John Lansing, who retired at the end of 2023. According…
Michael Tribble joins WAMU as chief content officer
Market leading news/talk WAMU Washington, D.C., (88.5) turns to a veteran newspaper journalist and content director as its new Chief Content…
Award-winning journalist Charles Osgood dies at 91
Award-winning journalist Charles Osgood, anchor of “CBS Sunday Morning” for 22 years and host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File,…
Print magazines “prospered” in 2023, reports Publishers Daily
Print magazines “prospered” In 2023, headlines a post on Publishers Daily. The post adds that print media consumption rose in 2023 and this trend…
John Fritze and Michael Yoshida Join CNN as D.C.-based reporters
John Fritze and Michael Yoshida are joining CNN as a Supreme Court reporter and a D.C.-based CNN Newsource correspondent, respectively, reports TVNewser.…
Karl Wells joins WaPo as Chief Growth Officer in “first-of-its-kind” role
The Washington Post named Karl Wells as its Chief Growth Officer. According to The Post, it’s “a first-of-its-kind role for…
Scott Thuman promoted to evening anchor at WJLA
WJLA promoted Scott Thuman to evening anchor. According to TVSpy, Thuman will continue in his role as chief political correspondent and cover world affairs…
Robert Samuels returns to WaPo with mandate to document America at this “consequential time”
The Washington Post reports that Robert Samuels “one of his generation’s most perceptive, empathetic and eternally curious journalists, is returning to The Washington…
Alex MacCallum returns to CNN after short tenure as Washington Post’s Chief Revenue Officer
Alex MacCallum is returning to CNN as executive vice president of digital products and services. MacCallum was most recently with The Washington Post, serving…
