COVID-Related Editorial Layoffs at Baltimore Fishbowl; News from Bonnie Heneson Communications and Kalix Marketing
In a letter to readers, Baltimore Fishbowl Founding Editor & Publisher Susan Gerardo Dunn announced coronavirus-related layoffs of two editors who had been covering the pandemic: “Our business model…
Sinclair Broadcasting to Launch “Headline News Service” in 2021
The Maryland-based broadcast group Sinclair Broadcasting will launch a “headline news service” that will air across Sinclair’s CW and MY network stations…
Washington Post to Create Newsroom Positions Focusing on Race, Including Managing Editor for Diversity and Inclusion
The Washington Post will create more than a dozen positions designed to “enhance coverage of the growing national discourse on race in this historic…
Capitol Communicator’s COVID-19 Survey Closes COB Today
Stop what you are doing right now and please take this survey which closes COB, June 1. We know that many people do not…
Sinclair Campaign Raises About $900,000 for Salvation Army
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., based in Hunt Valley, MD, announced that its Sinclair Cares and Salvation Army: ‘Your Neighbor Needs You’ campaign benefiting the…
Layoffs Hit Digital News Organizations
“At Vice Media, 155 people lost their jobs. Quartz laid off 80. Condé Nast, publisher of glossy magazines such as Vogue, cut 100 people.…
More Than 111 Million People Visited The Washington Post Online in April
More than 111.1 million people visited The Washington Post online in April 2020, a 35 percent increase year over year, according to Comscore.…
How to Consume the News – Weigh Media Bias, Engage Local and Global News Sources
By Mike Smith, SVP of PR for Yes& Northwestern’s Medill Media Research Prof Provides Insights into Creating your Own Fairness and Balance…
Facebook Gives $170k to Three News Outlets in Virginia
Facebook Inc. has awarded a total of nearly $170,000 from its COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program to three Virginia media…
Local Group Willing to Buy Baltimore Sun and Turn it Into a Nonprofit
The Washington-Baltimore News Guild and the NewsGuild-CWA are launching a campaign to support efforts to return The Baltimore Sun to local ownership…
NY Times Urges Support of Local Newsrooms
The New York Times marketing team launched a campaign online that encourages people to support their local newsrooms, reports Poynter. The campaign combines the…
D.C.-Based CQ Roll Call Lays Off 30 Employees
FiscalNote laid off 30 people at D.C.-based CQ Roll Call — about 6% of its workforce. CQ Roll Call, which reports on Congress,…
Facebook to Provide $100 Million to Support Local Newsrooms Facing Financial Cuts Caused by COVID-19
Facebook announced that it will be offering $100 million worth of support to local newsrooms that are trying to cover the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Brad Feldman Named Head of Brand Strategy and Partnerships Marketing at Washington Post
According to The Washington Post, Brad Feldman will join the WaPo Client Solutions team as Head of Brand Strategy and Partnerships Marketing, overseeing client…
Washington Post Tests New Homepage Targeting National Audience
The Washington Post knows that people who visit the homepage of its website are more likely to become subscribers, and that subscribers who visit…
