Washington Post’s Jarrod Dicker to be Inducted into AAF’s Advertising Hall of Achievement
The Washington Post’s Jarrod Dicker, VP of commercial technology and development, has been named one of the 2020 inductees into the American Advertising Federation’s Advertising Hall of Achievement.…
Tribune Closing Capital Gazette Offices in Annapolis; Employees to Work Remotely
Editors and reporters at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis suffered another setback when they learned the newspaper’s owner, Tribune Publishing, is closing the…
Gannett’s Paid Digital Subscriptions Up, but Revenues Down Due to Pandemic
Gannett Co.’s paid digital subscriptions increased 31% year-over-year to 927,000, according to the publisher’s second-quarter earnings report, says…
Unlike Platforms, News Publishers Provide Quality Content, Safe Environment for Ads
Marketers have benefited from advertising in newspapers for centuries. Not only do news publishers offer quality information from trusted sources, but they provide advertisers…
Washington Post Releases Workforce Demographics Data
The Washington Post released its first annual demographics report of Post employees, providing both snapshots and trended data views of the gender and racial…
DC Budget Approved with No Ad Tax
The Washington DC City Council gave final approval to the Fiscal Year 2021 budget without the proposed 3% tax on advertising. There was a…
Krissah Thompson Named Managing Editor for Diversity and Inclusion at The Washington Post
Krissah Thompson has been named managing editor for diversity and inclusion at The Washington Post. An announcement by Marty Baron, Executive Editor, about Thompson’…
Alex Orfinger Returns to Washington Business Journal as Publisher and Market President
Alex Orfinger returns to Washington Business Journal as publisher and market president. According to WBJ, Orfinger led the Washington Business Journal for 18 years…
We’re Close: DC Tax Update
July 23, 2020. By a vote of 11-2, the District of Columbia City Council voted to approve an amendment offered by Council Chair…
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At the end of the City Council session yesterday, consideration of the budget was officially tabled until 11:30 am tomorrow (Thursday), largely because…
Peter Abrahams, Market President and Publisher, Washington Business Journal, Exits Aug 3
Peter Abrahams, market president and publisher of the Washington Business Journal since November 2018, will leave Aug. 3 to pursue “a new opportunity,” reports…
We’re Down, DC Council, Don’t Put us Under
Listen to the recording (WAV audio) Dear DC Council, Nine years ago I was proud to move my company, Capitol Communicator, into DC from…
NY Times Focuses on TV
The New York Times, one of the country’s oldest and most established media companies, is starting to look more like a Hollywood studio…
Vox Media Preparing Company-Wide Layoffs
Vox Media, the owner of media properties including New York Magazine, The Verge, SBNation and Eater, has informed its worker unions to prepare for…
Bradley Lautenbach Joins The Washington Post as Head of Product Marketing
Bradley Lautenbach has joined the Client Solutions team at The Washington Post as Head of Product Marketing. In this role, states The Post, Lautenbach…
