NewsGuard Targets Top-Tier Brands to Help Them Stay Clear of Fake News
A year after announcing his news startup NewsGuard, co-CEO Steve Brill, founder of Court TV and the Yale Journalism Initiative, has announced a new service called BrandGuard. Brill maintains…
Spurrier Group Creates Media Intelligence Specialty Team
Spurrier Group, a marketing and media agency headquartered in Richmond, Va., reports it has restructured “to better align with changes in the rapidly-evolving…
Broadcasting Comings-and-Goings: Ray Knight, Mitch Jacobs and Albie Dee
Ray Knight, a fixture on MASN’s pre- and postgame Washington Nationals coverage since 2007, will not return next season. According to The Washington…
Maryland Journalists Form Chesapeake News Guild
The journalists of the Capital Gazette newspapers, The Carroll County Times and the Baltimore Sun Media Group announced a joint effort to unionize as…
Communicators Meet with Baltimore Sun Editors; Daley Exits Maroon for Whirlaway; Kapowza News
Communicators gathered at the Spark Baltimore offices on Nov. 13 to hear the latest from The Baltimore Sun’s editors, including staffing and assignment…
Protesters Target D.C. Home of Fox News Host Tucker Carlson
Protesters targeted the Washington, D.C., home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday night, ringing the door bell and chanting, “Racist scumbag,…
Baltimore TV Weatherman Collapses On-Air
A meteorologist for WBFF Fox 45 in Baltimore collapsed on air Thursday, Nov. 1, according to the station, reports The Baltimore Sun, which added…
Jed Hartman, The Washington Post’s Top Ad Exec, Exits The Post
Jed Hartman, The Washington Post’s top advertising executive, has left the company after nearly four years, reports The Post, which added that “The…
Washington Post Expands Coverage of Technology
The Washington Post plans to expand its technology coverage, adding 11 new positions for reporters, editors and videographers. According to The Post, the initiative…
Making News in D.C.: Bill Mayhugh, Cristina Mayer, Randal M. Shaheen and Amy Ralph Mudge
DCRTV reports that legendary WMAL radio’s all-night man Bill Mayhugh had died. According to DCRTV, Mayhugh went to work at WMAL in…
Peter Abrahams Named Publisher and Market President of Washington Business Journal
Peter Abrahams, former publisher of DC magazine and a veteran of the D.C. media scene, has been named publisher and market president of…
Federal News Radio Rebrands as Federal News Network
Hubbard changed the name of WTOP’s sister station, the federal government-oriented news and talk service, Federal News Radio, to Federal News Network.…
“Washingtonian Bride & Groom” Rebrands as “Washingtonian Weddings,” Reflecting Inclusivity
Washingtonian Media announced that Washingtonian Bride & Groom, its decade-old magazine, will be relaunched as Washingtonian Weddings. According to Washingtonian: “The new name…
Popular Baltimore Police Department Spokesman T.J. Smith Resigns
T. J. Smith, the Baltimore Police Department’s chief spokesman and the department’s public face during the upheaval of the past few years,…
Maryland DNR Spokesperson Demoted After ‘Ass-Clown’ Facebook Post
A spokesperson for Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, demoted over a post she made on her personal Facebook account, is asking a federal…
