Media Update: Time Magazine to Cut Circulation by a Million
Peeling back the layers on the decision to chop Time magazine’s circulation next year — to 2 million from 3 million — reveals the title has been giving away more than…
NY Times Updates Guidelines for its Journalists’ Use of Social Media
The New York Times issued an updated and expanded set of guidelines for its journalists’ use of social media, reports the Times, which added…
Fowler Joins Washington Post as Part of its “Expanding Coverage of Technology”
Geoffrey Fowler will be joining The Washington Post as a technology columnist. According to The Post: “Geoff has spent the last 16 years with…
WJLA’s Jeff Goldberg Joins Live Wire Media Relations
WJLA Virginia Bureau Chief Jeff Goldberg joins Arlington-based Live Wire Media Relations LLC as a vice president, while its founder, President and CEO…
Washingtonian Magazine’s 2017 List of Most Powerful Women in D.C. Includes a Dozen in Media
A new administration representing a change in political party usually yields a crop of new powerful women, states Washingtonian magazine, but, it added, “Not…
Clone of Washington Post Website Emerged in China, Reports Financial Times
A lookalike of the Washington Post website emerged in China, reports the Financial Times. According to CNBC, the website used the Washington Post masthead…
Former BBJ Publisher Launches Business Development Firm
Former Baltimore Business Journal Publisher John Dinkel has started a business development consulting firm geared toward clients in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. Dinkel…
Discovery Communications Expands Corporate Headquarters in Silver Spring
Discovery Communications will expand its main headquarters in downtown Silver Spring through a renovation project that will receive state and local aid, reports Bethesda…
Women Dominate Journalism Schools, but Not Newsrooms, States Poynter
Margaret Sullivan remembered standing in front of a class of Northwestern University journalism students, stated an article in Poynter, which added that she noticed…
Three Advertising Networks Powering Fake News, States Media Matters
A Media Matters review of 100 websites that publish what it said was fake news found that 84 percent use at least one of…
Viewers Under 35 Continue to Leave Traditional TV, Concludes New Data from Adobe Digital Insights
Viewers under the age of 35 continue to move away from traditional TV and towards online streaming platforms according to new data from Adobe…
NBC News to Launch Coverage of Media Industry, Reports Variety
NBC News is building its own network of reliable sources to cover the ins and outs of the media industry, reports Variety, which added…
Tom Draper, Owner of WBOC-TV, Dies Following Bicycle Accident
Tom Draper, broadcast pioneer and longtime owner of WBOC-TV on the Eastern Shore, died following a bicycle accident near Milford, DE. He was…
In the Spotlight: Nicole Hertvik Named Editor-in-Chief of DCMetroTheaterArts
DCMetroTheaterArts (DCMTA)—the website that states it covers more local performing arts than any other media outlet—announced the appointment of a new Editor-…
Washington Post Launches System to Better Engage with Readers Who Comment on Stories
The Washington Post is rolling out Talk, a new commenting system that will allow The Post to better engage with readers who comment on…
