WRC in D.C. Raises $120,000 for Thanksgiving Dinner Fundraiser
For more than 25 years, WRC TV has collected donations from the community to give Thanksgiving dinners to those in need as part of a program called Food 4 Families.…
National Press Club Partners with Howard University Hospital to Help Feed Healthcare Workers
The National Press Club is working with Howard University Hospital to help feed front-line healthcare workers who put their own health at risk…
Local TV News Audience Now Younger, More Diverse and More Informed
The Nielsen Local Watch Report found that the local news audience has become younger, more diverse and more informed. Here are some stats that…
Coronavirus-Driven Downturn Hits Newspapers Hard, While TV News Thrives
According to a new Pew Research Center analysis of change in revenue between the second quarters of 2019 and 2020, not all sectors of…
‘BuzzFeed’ Increased BIPOC and Female Employees During Past Year, Reports CEO Jonah Peretti
BuzzFeed increased its share of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) and female employees from 2019 to 2020, according to a report sent…
AdWeek Names The Washington Post “Hottest in News” and “Hottest in Social Media”
AdWeek listed The Washington Post on its 2020 Hot List as “Hottest in News” for its coverage of President Trump’s impeachment trial and…
“Tectonic Shift” Ahead for Media Industry Due to Cord Cutting
There’s a quiet consensus emerging in the hallways and boardrooms of American media companies that about 25 million U.S. households to cancel…
News Viewing Soars, Persons 18-34 Post Biggest Gains in Second Quarter
Content with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest has driven a 23% increase in national and local TV news consumption…
Scott Weisenthal Named Head of The Washington Post Creative Group
The Washington Post announced that Scott Weisenthal has been named head of The Washington Post Creative Group, a newly established team that includes WP…
Cable News Networks See Audience Surge in 2020
Cable news networks CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC averaged just under 10 million viewers in primetime last week, or 72 percent more than…
The Washington Post Continues Reshaping Its Top Editorial Ranks and Names 36-Year-Old Kat Downs Mulder Managing Editor for Digital
Kat Downs Mulder has been named The Washington Post’s managing editor for digital, “a top leadership role in which she will oversee online…
Baltimore Artist/Illustrator David Plunkert of Spur Design Creates ‘Red Meat’ Cover for The New Yorker
David Plunkert, Baltimore-based artist/illustrator and a co-founder of Spur Design, designed the cover for the Oct. 12 issue of The New…
Edward Segal Joins Forbes.com as Leadership Strategy Contributor on Crisis Communications
Crisis management expert, consultant and author Edward Segal has been brought on by Forbes.com as a Leadership Strategy contributor to write a blog…
Newscaster Bruce Johnson, Winner of 22 Emmy Awards, to Retire from WUSA9 at End of 2020
For the past 44 years, Bruce Johnson has spent his professional life “telling remarkable stories for WUSA9. Bruce will now be closing this chapter…
Pew Research Center Reports YouTube Becomes Important Source of News for Many Americans
YouTube has become an important source of news for many Americans reports the Pew Research Center, which adds that about a quarter of all…
