- 'The Washington Post' Shutters Free Commuter Newspaper, 20 Staffers Laid Off
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, September 12, 2019
The newspaper, which once boasted a circulation of 190,000 and was profitable, had begun to lose money. Its circulation dropped to around 130,000. ...
- 'Politico' EIC-Cofounder John Harris Switches Gears, Hilton Named 'LAT' Deputy Managing Editor, News
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Harris will continue as chairman of the editorial oversight committee at 'Politico,' as well as EIC, 'Politico Europe.' Also, the 'Los Angeles Times' has added Shani Hilton to its editori ...
- DC Fray, On Top Media Partner, Expand Reach Across Capitol Region
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, March 18, 2019
DC Fray and On Tap will use their partnership to introduce new programming and media opportunities to the region. It will also leverage On Tap Media's monthly magazine, curated onli ...
- InsideNoVa Launches 'Ashburn,' Lifestyle Magazine For Northern Virgina Community
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, March 18, 2019
'Ashburn', a print and digital publication, will focus on people, places and businesses in the area. Site stories range from a local art exhibit to lower joblessness numbers in near ...
- 'WaPo' Launches Arabic-Language Opinion Page
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, January 10, 2019
The page will house translations of Global Opinion columns, editorials and op-eds relevant to The Washington Post's Arabic-speaking audience. It will feature commentary from writers around the world, including tho ...
- 'Washington Examiner' Relaunches Magazine with National Distribution, Aims Outside The Beltway
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, December 4, 2018
The conservative 'Washington Examiner' is relaunching its weekly magazine for a national distribution, with a new look and more life and culture coverage. ...
- 'The Washington Post' Publishes Interactive Story Examining 1968 D.C. Riots
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, March 30, 2018
Called "The Four Days in 1968 That Reshaped D.C.," the story explores the days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with interactive maps and videos. ...
- Businessman Mark Ein Buys 'Washington City Paper'
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, December 22, 2017
Win will be the Washington City Paper's first local owner in 35 years. He owns the Washington Kastles World TeamTennis (WTT) franchise and is founder and CEO of Venturehouse Gr ...
- 'Washington City Paper' Is Put Up For Sale
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, October 16, 2017
Parent parent company SouthComm Inc. wants a buyer by year's end. It hopes to focus more on business-to-business outlets. ...
- King Of The 'Hill'
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Saturday, July 22, 2017
There has never been a better time to cover politics. Ratings are setting records for cable news networks, while subscriptions are rising for major newspapers, like "The New York Time ...
- 'Washington Post' Launches DemocracyPost, Highlighting Threats To Global Democracy
Publishers Daily, Philip Rosenstein - Monday, February 6, 2017
To chronicle and help their readers better understand the state of democracy in the 21st century, 'The Washington Post' has launched 'DemocracyPost,' an opinion page that covers the "challenges faci ...
- CBS Radio, Wrapify Drive OOH Ads In D.C.
MediaDailyNews, Fern Siegel - Tuesday, January 31, 2017
The out-of-home ads match a driver to the campaign in their location. It's hyper-local advertising on wheels, which can be site- or neighborhood-specific, with full and partial wraps, depending ...
- 'WaPo' Creates 'Today's WorldView' Newsletter, Targets Global Audience
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, January 23, 2017
Today's WorldView newsletter will go out every weekday and will be anchored by foreign affairs reporter Ishaan Tharoor. He will lead the newsletter with "The Takeaway," which will look ...
- Size Matters: Trump Warns Media Over Audience Estimates, Falsely Claims 'Time' Cover Record
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Saturday, January 21, 2017
In his first full day as President, Donald Trump escalated his war with the media over their coverage of -- of all things -- his audience estimates. The day beg ...
- 'Washington Post' To Hire 'Dozens' Of Journalists
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, December 29, 2016
"The Washington Post" plans to expand its newsroom by about 60 journalists in early 2017 -- a large number of hires at a time when many publishers are making sta ...
- 'Washington Post' Names Gillespie First CTO
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, December 2, 2016
The Washington Post has hired Scot Gillespie to becomes its first chief technology officer. Gillespie will manage The Post's engineering team and will have oversight of its publishing platform Ar ...
- VR Is The Future, With Help From Washington
Around the Net in Video, P.J. Bednarski - Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Investors are bullish, but need policy makers to make decisions to upgrade broadband networks that will satisfy new, higher bandwidth needs VR will cause. And that means more spectrum to ...
- Accenture Sets Up D.C. Digital Studio
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, August 4, 2016
The Studio is designed to serve as a high-tech collaboration hub, incorporating the capabilities of Accenture Digital's various specialties including interactive, analytics and mobility, as well as to enable clien ...
- 'BrainDead' On CBS: 'Comic Thriller' Lacks Laughs, Thrills
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, June 8, 2016
CBS is billing its new political series "BrainDead" as a "comic thriller" -- but the first two episodes are neither comic nor thrilling. ...
- White64 Appoints Alicia Gehring Head Of Media
MAD, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, May 11, 2016
She will oversee all aspects of traditional and digital media planning and buying operations for the full-service agency and report to CEO Matt White. The appointment marks Gehring's return ...
- Trisha Pierce Promoted To President At DC Agency SmithGifford
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, March 17, 2016
The role is newly created and the agency indicated that Pierce, credited with driving significant growth at the firm, represents the next generation of leadership at the agency. She's be ...
- McKinney's Joni Madison Leaves After More Than A Decade As COO
MAD, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Madison is heading to Washington DC to take on the role of COO and Chief of Staff of the Human Rights Campaign, the LBGT activist organization. Madison joined McKinney ...
- Outbrain Partners With 'Washington Post' For Sponsored Content
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, January 18, 2016
WaPo will also be able to tailor the recommendations as they appear across desktop, tablet and mobile environments, including those for sponsored content. The platform gives publishers the ability ...
- With Final SOTU, President Obama Hits The Campaign Trail
Red, White & Blog, Philip Rosenstein - Wednesday, January 13, 2016
President Barack Obama's last State of the Union address tackled the polarization of Washington, while touting the various successes of the last seven years. The messages of hope and chan ...
- Ford Lets Consumers Design Billboard Ads
Marketing Daily, Karl Greenberg - Tuesday, December 8, 2015
The page offers a range of design motifs, like fractals and smoke, and a color palette. When the user's creation is submitted, Ford will then display it to a billboa ...
- Media Trends: Increased Congressional Coverage, Sharp Rise In Digital Correspondents
Red, White & Blog, Philip Rosenstein - Friday, December 4, 2015
The Pew Research Center released a report yesterday detailing the makeup of the Washington Press Corps and of the content it produces. Major trends described by the study include t ...
- House Approves Bill Implementing Stricter Refugee Rules
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Friday, November 20, 2015
Despite a veto threat issued by the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to greatly increase the barriers for Syrian refugees to enter the United States. The bi ...
- Jaguar Lets Consumers Star In Chase Scene With Jaguar XE
Marketing Daily, Karl Greenberg - Wednesday, November 18, 2015
The two-minute film, "The Audition," which features actor Graham McTavish as the interviewer, puts consumers in front of the camera, in the driver's seat of an XE setup, and giv ...
- Quaker Giving Away 1 Million Bowls For National Oatmeal Day
Marketing Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Most of the samples will be distributed as Quaker Oatmeal Cups to morning commuters in cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco; and as oatmeal pouches distribut ...
- 'The Hill' Posts Record Traffic
Around the Net In Publishing, Erik Sass - Wednesday, September 2, 2015
With the 2016 election season already underway, 'The Hill' is posting record traffic figures, with two record-breaking traffic months in a row. ...