Sinclair Broadcast Group Launching CompulseOTT
Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group is launching a new over-the-top advertising platform exclusively focused on OTT advertising. CompulseOTT, a division of Sinclair, will offer advertisers commercials in :15-…
Newseum Pulls ‘Fake News’ T-Shirts
The Newseum, “which caused a stir” after reports it was selling a T-shirt reading “You Are Very Fake News,”” pulled the shirts from…
D.C. Circuit Rules WMATA Can Reject Religious Ads
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) did not violate…
For the Baltimore Sun, It’s Goodbye Calvert Street
Staffers at The Baltimore Sun have moved from Calvert Street where the newspaper was headquartered since 1950 to offices near I-95 in Port…
Fors Marsh Group Conducts 2018 State of First Amendment Survey
Fors Marsh Group (FMG) again partnered with the First Amendment Center of the Freedom Forum Institute, a programming and education partner of the Newseum,…
What Does “Off the Record” Mean?
Matt Flegenheimer of the New York Times has an on-the record post on “off the record”. He writes that as as a national…
Facebook Expands Support of Local News Publishers
“Trying to make up for spreading fake news, upending the traditional news business and similar sins, Facebook is expanding its support of local news…
TV Still Primary Source for Political News
Despite all the knocks being made to the integrity of TV news outlets, including White House attacks characterizing cable news channels like CNN as…
Litteton Promoted to Vice President of Corporate Communications at NPR
Emily Littleton has been promoted to Vice President of Corporate Communications at NPR. In this new role, Littleton will oversee NPR’s corporate messaging,…
U.S. Adults Spend 11 Hours Per Day with Media; Nearly Six Hours with TV/Video
Of the 11 hours U.S. adults spend with media per day, a little more than half — nearly six hours — is with TV/video,…
Cord Cutting Growing Faster than Predicted, Finds New Forecast
If you are one of the millions of Americans who has cut the cord from cable or other traditional pay TV providers in exchange…
FiscalNote Acquires CQ Roll Call
District regulatory intelligence startup FiscalNote is acquiring CQ Roll Call, reports Washington Business Journal, “in a bold move to capture the legacy media company’…
Christopher Shea, Senior Editor at Vox, Discusses Pitching the Media in Video with Doug Simon, D S Simon Media
Christopher Shea, Senior Editor, Vox, was interviewed by Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, during Capitol Communicator’s full-day PR Summit…
Jill Lawrence, Commentary Editor at USA Today, Offers Op-Ed Tips in Video with Doug Simon, D S Simon Media
Jill Lawrence, Commentary Editor at USA Today, talked with Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, at Capitol Communicator’s PR Summit DC,…
Cord Cutting Outpacing Expectations
Viewers are continuing to cut the cord, more so than they were projected to do, despite TV providers’ partnerships with OTT platforms, according to…
