‘GMA Weekend’ Anchor Dan Harris Departs ABC News to Focus on Meditation
ABC News anchor Dan Harris, who leads Good Morning America‘s weekend edition, will leave the network to focus on his meditation company, Ten Percent Happier, which he founded in…
NBC’s Lester Holt to Receive NPC’s Fourth Estate Award
NBC Nightly News and Dateline anchor Lester Holt can add another honor to his long career in journalism. The longtime newsman will receive the…
Amy Walter becomes owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report
Amy Walter has become the owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report. Moving forward, the D.C.-based newsletter will…
The Bowie Blade-News Closes Due to Changing Habits of Readers and Shifting Demands of Advertisers
The Bowie Blade-News, a 41-year-old weekly newspaper in Bowie, Md, published its final print edition on Thursday, two months after its…
WRC-TV’s Wendy Rieger Says of Surgery to Remove Brain Tumor: “I Have Never Felt Luckier”
Wendy Rieger, news anchor at WRC-TV in D.C., told colleagues and viewers that she has “never felt luckier” following brain surgery to…
The Washington Post States it is “Committed to Building a Stronger Culture of Diversity and Equity”
The Washington Post reported its workforce demographics and stated that it is an organization “that values and is committed to building a stronger culture…
Tech-Powered Media Company BuzzFeed to Merge with 890 5th Avenue Partners
BuzzFeed, a tech-powered media company for digital content and commerce for millennial and Gen Z audiences, will merge with 890 5th Avenue Partners,…
The Washington Post Adds Michael Ribero as Chief Subscriptions Officer
The Washington Post adds Michael Ribero as Chief Subscriptions Officer. In this role, Ribero will oversee The Post’s digital subscriptions business and play…
WBAL’s Stan Stovall to Retire After 50 Years in Television
WBAL-TV 11 announced that veteran journalist and news anchor Stan Stovall is preparing for his eventual retirement in 2022. Stovall, whose career as…
Lauren DeMarco, Weekend News Anchor at WTTG in D.C., Departs After Almost 17 Years
Lauren DeMarco, weekend evening news anchor at WTTG in D.C., has left the Fox TV station after almost 17 years. DeMarco started at…
CNN Adds NBC’s Kasie Hunt as Part of Push into Streaming Video
CNN has snatched Kasie Hunt, the Capitol Hill correspondent long viewed as a rising star at NBC News, as part of an aggressive bid…
Capital-Gazette Gunman Found Criminally Responsible for ‘Revengeful Act Against Innocent Victims’
The gunman who blasted his way into the Capital-Gazette newsroom in Annapolis and murdered five people was found criminally responsible by a jury…
Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee Included in InStyle Magazine’s 2021 ‘Badass 50’ List
InStyle Magazine has named Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee in its 2021 ‘Badass 50’ list. This annual feature, states The Post, “honors 50…
D.C. Journalists Launch Media Company, Reports Axios
Laura McGann, former politics editor of Vox.com and Politico, and Mark Bauman, previously with the Smithsonian, National Geographic and ABC News, are teaming…
ESPN’s Rachel Nichols Pulled from NBA Finals Because of Comments Made to a PR Rep
2020 Comment Costs ESPN’s Rachel Nichols a Sideline Spot for its NBA Finals Coverage ESPN has pulled veteran network personality Rachel Nichols from…
