D.C. “Serial Entrepreneur” Mark Ein Buys Washington City Paper, Reports Washington Business Journal
“Famed D.C. entrepreneur and investor Mark Ein will buy D.C. alt-weekly Washington City Paper in a deal expected to close in the first week of January and…
WTOP-FM, Country’s Top Billing Radio Station, Becomes ABC Radio News Affiliate
“The nation’s most successful all-news radio station is changing network providers. Hubbard Broadcasting’s WTOP-FM (103.5) Washington D.C. has…
New Study Suggests that ‘Fake News’ had Wide Reach but Little Impact on 2016 Election, Reports NY Times
“Fake news evolved from seedy internet sideshow to serious electoral threat so quickly that behavioral scientists had little time to answer basic questions about…
Sexual Misconduct in Newsrooms Focus of Newseum Summit on Jan. 9
The Newseum will convene “The Power Shift Summit,” a Jan. 9 gathering of invited leaders across journalism and the media industry that will focus…
Sean Hannity of Fox News Was 2017’s Most-Watched Cable News Program
“With Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly out of the picture, the year-end cable news program rankings look a bit different this year,…
Newspapers Face New Challenge in New Year: Rising Cost of Newsprint
As if the U.S. newspaper business didn’t have enough trouble coping with decades of lost readers and advertising dollars, reports Ad Age,…
Was 2017 The Year of the Demise of the TV Network “Alpha” Anchors, Asks The Daily Beast
Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, and Bill O’Reilly’s careers seem to have ended in 2017, “mired in scandal. With them, the era of…
Washington City Paper Employees Face New Year with Pay Cuts
Employees of Washington City Paper have been told that their salaries will be reduced 40 percent starting January 1 as SouthComm, the company that…
AARP The Magazine Now is America’s Most-Read Magazine, Reports AARP
AARP reports that new survey findings from GfK MRI finds that AARP The Magazine (ATM) is officially America’s most-read magazine. According to…
Washington Post Video Team Launches Series on How to be a Journalist
The Washington Post video team has launched a new video series that, states The Post, “lifts the curtain on the reporting process to help…
NY Times Cuts Number of Free Stories Available Monthly to Non-Subscribers
The New York Times, seeking to amass more paid subscriptions in an era of non-stop, must-read headlines, is halving the number of…
Washington Post Partners with Facebook to Help Users Identify Breaking News Stories
The Washington Post has started adding a breaking news label to stories shared on Facebook providing all users with an easy way to identify…
BuzzFeed Lays Off About 100 Employees Due to “Tough Digital Media Market”
BuzzFeed, long the darling of native digital publishing models, is hitting its brakes following a weakening of advertising demand, reports MediaPost, which added that…
Gannett Sues Current Newspapers for More than $180,000 in Unpaid Printing Bills, Reports Washingtonian
Gannett is suing Current Newspapers for more than $180,000 in unpaid printing bills, reports Washingtonian, which added that the suit, “which was filed…
Jed Hartman, Washington Post Chief Revenue Officer, Named to Adweek List of Most Indispensable Executives
Washington Post Chief Revenue Officer Jed Hartman was named to the annual ‘Adweek 50’ list celebrating the most indispensable executives across marketing, media and…
