NewsChannel 8 Becomes WJLA24/7 News
NewsChannel 8 is changing its name to WJLA 24/7 News. According to a release, the renamed news outlet “will feature a highly graphical, richly informative continuous newsfeed” including news…
“Do Your Research” if You Want Your OpEds Accepted by the Media, States PR Summit DC Panel
How organizations can get their op-ed submissions accepted was just one of the topics covered in Capitol Communicator’s PR Summit DC, July…
BuzzFeed Starts Site For News Coverage
BuzzFeed launched a standalone site for its news coverage, called BuzzFeed News, reports Publishers Daily, which added that the idea “is to separate BuzzFeed’…
Nats and Orioles Dispute Over TV Rights Fees Likely to be Reheard by Committee of Baseball Execs
The long-running dispute between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles over television rights fees likely will be reheard by a committee of baseball…
Gutman Named Head of Content Ventures at USA TODAY NETWORK
The USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co., Inc., named Kate Gutman head of content ventures, effective immediately. In her new role, Gutman is…
Enough of this “Fake News” and “Enemy of the People” Crap
By Jeffrey Davis The mass murder inside The Capital’s newsroom really hit home. At first I felt the typical shock and horror that…
YouTube Working to Ensure Its News is “Real News”
Google’s YouTube says it is taking steps to ensure the veracity of news on its service by cracking down on misinformation and supporting…
Ogden Acquires Some Assets of The Virginia News Group LLC
An agreement has been reached for The Ogden Newspapers Inc., a family‐owned newspaper group with 46 daily and numerous weekly newspapers published in…
NBC’s Left Field Seeks New Ways to Tell News Stories
As TV news audiences age and younger viewers disperse to the far corners of social media to stay informed, TV NewsCheck asks: “what’s…
Few Consumers Know Their Smart TV Tracks Them, States Study
Although new consumer data privacy rules are now in force — the European GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) rules and Consumer Privacy Act in California…
Netflix Now Most Popular Platform for Watching Entertainment on TV
Netflix established a substantial foothold in the American living room — especially among millennials – reports Variety, which added that the subscription-video service “is now…
Newsrooms Should Reevaluate Security Following Capital Gazette Shootings, States Poynter
Following the shootings at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md, news organizations around the U.S. upped their security, reports Poynter, which added…
Gunman Kills Five and Leaves Others “Gravely Injured” at Capital Gazette
At least five people were killed and others “gravely injured” in a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Anne Arundel County, Md, authorities said,…
Discovery Expands Virginia Facility, Chooses Park Ave Address for 2019 Move to NY
Silver Spring, Maryland-based Discovery Communications has settled on 230 Park Ave. South for its new Manhattan headquarters, and will begin making the move…
WAMU Brings Back DCist, ‘Tweaking’ Where it Left Off
Seven months after local news outlet DCist abruptly shut down, the website officially relaunched today— and this time, its employees have a proper office,…
