GateHouse Media’s Owner and Gannett Agree to Merge
GateHouse Media’s owner and Gannett have agreed to merge in a deal aimed at cutting overlapping costs and enabling the combined company to pursue a digital transformation as the…
New Pew Analysis: Layoffs Continue to “Pummel” U.S. Newspapers
Layoffs continue to pummel U.S. newspapers, with roughly a quarter of papers with an average Sunday circulation of 50,000 or more experienced…
Gannett in Merger Talks with GateHouse Media
Gannett, publisher of USA Today, is in advanced talks to combine with GateHouse Media in a deal that would merge the two largest owners…
The Washington Post Announces Zeus Insights to Reach Target-Specific Audiences
The Washington Post announced the development of Zeus Insights which, it stated, is a “new thematic targeting technology that leverages first party data and…
Association of Magazine Media Moves to D.C.
The Association of Magazine Media, the nonprofit trade group that represents around 75 of the largest consumer magazine publishers in the U.S., as…
Vandana Sinha Named Editor-in-Chief of Washington Business Journal
Vandana Sinha, who joined the Washington Business Journal in 2006 as a reporter, ultimately ascending to the role of managing editor over the course…
Survivor/Photojournalist Paul Gillespie Seeking Donations for “Journalists Matter: Faces of the Capital Gazette”
After enduring a targeted shotgun attack inside the newsroom of The Capital last June 28 that claimed the lives of five co-workers, photojournalist…
Washington Post Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah Named NABJ 2019 Journalist of the Year
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) named Washington Post Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah its 2019 Journalist of the Year. “Karen has courageously…
TEGNA Acquires TV and Radio Stations from Dispatch Broadcast Group
TEGNA Inc., based in Tysons, VA, entered into a definitive agreement with the Dispatch Broadcast Group to acquire, for $535 million in cash, WTHR,…
Maria Hiaasen Presented Richard M. Clurman Award on Behalf of Late Husband, Rob, Gunned Down with Four Others in 2018 at Annapolis’ Capital Gazette
Maria Hiaasen accepted this year’s Richard M. Clurman mentoring award in New York at the Livingston Awards on behalf of her late husband…
Gannett Holds Merger Talks with Gatehouse Media
USA Today publisher Gannett, headquartered in McLean, VA, has held merger talks with Gatehouse Media, according to a report in the New York Post.…
Nats-Orioles Cable Dispute Set For Court on July 12
A New York judge set July 12 for oral arguments in the long-running dispute between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles over money…
Two Largest Newspaper Chains in U.S. May “Reignite” Merger Talks
The two largest newspaper chains in the country, USA Today publisher Gannett, which is based in McLean, VA, and Chicago Tribune owner Tribune, may…
May 13 Proclaimed Kojo Nnamdi Day in D.C.
Monday, May 13, will be proclaimed Kojo Nnamdi Day by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in honor of Kojo Nnamdi’s 20 years on…
Newseum to Rededicate its Journalists Memorial on June 3 with the Addition of the Names of 21 More Journalists
On June 3, the Newseum will rededicate its Journalists Memorial, a two-story glass memorial that recognizes the reporters, editors, photographers and broadcasters who…
