Fox News marks 73 straight weeks as most-watched in cable news
The week beginning July 4 marked the 73rd consecutive week that Fox News Channel averaged more total viewers in total day and primetime than its cable news competition. Fox News…
Twitter is go-to social network for journalists, states Pew Research Center
Twitter is the go-to social network for journalists, but it isn’t the top platform that the public turns to for news, according…
WaPo’s Creative Group Wins Digiday’s 2022 Media Award for Best Brand Partnership
The Washington Post Creative Group won Digiday’s 2022 Media Award for Best Brand Partnership for its collaboration with AT&T Business, which…
David Shipley named WaPo’s Editorial Page Editor
David Shipley has been named Editorial Page Editor of The Washington Post. In this role, he will oversee The Post’s Opinions staff, which,…
Cathy Hughes inducted into BMEWOF
Cathy Hughes now has a star on the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame. Hughes, who founded Urban One, a Silver Spring, Maryland-…
Veteran WBAL-TV investigative reporter Jayne Miller to retire
Jayne Miller, who spent more than four decades at WBAL-TV in Baltimore, announced that she will retire at the end of July. According…
Johanna Mayer-Jones to lead WaPo’s Global Client and Agency Partnerships
Johanna Mayer-Jones has been named Head of Global Client and Agency Partnerships for The Washington Post. In this role, states The Post, “she…
Local newspapers continue to die at rate of two per week, states new report
The United States continues to see newspapers die at the rate of two per week, according to a report on the state of local…
WRC anchor Leon Harris gets time in jail after pleading guilty to DUI charge
NBC Washington anchor Leon Harris will spend 10 days in jail, after pleading guilty to a driving under the influence charge in Montgomery County,…
Twitter to launch custom “Like” animations for tweets that brands can create through the ads manager
Twitter continues to step up the introduction of tools and services that advertisers can use to create engagement and plan performance, reports MediaPost. The…
Changing workplace options causes Yelp to close three offices, including D.C.
Yelp will close what it called its three most consistently underutilized offices July 29—Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.—along with reducing…
Axios Local surpasses a million cumulative email subscribers
The city-based network of free, local newsletters from Axios, called Axios Local, has surpassed 1 million cumulative email subscribers across its 21 locations,…
WTOP radio’s ‘Get On TOP Of MS’ campaign reflects personal cause of two on-air employees
WTOP all-news radio in Washington, D.C., (103.5) will help a cause close to the heart of two of its on-air…
Sarah Gilbert, NPR’s VP for News Programming, to leave on July 11
Sarah Gilbert, NPR’s VP for News Programming, will exit the network on July 11 for a position outside of the company, reports Inside…
Mark Shields, syndicated columnist, political analyst and PBS NewsHour contributor, dies at 85
Syndicated columnist, political analyst and PBS NewsHour contributor Mark Shields died Saturday of kidney failure at the age of 85. Shields is best known…
