By Adam Pagnucco. In a fiery eruption caught on video, Congressman David Trone blew up at Fox 5 reporter Tom Fitzgerald over the station’s coverage of his statements about policing. …
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Is WAMU Really Focusing on Audio?
By Adam Pagnucco. WAMU management may have tried to put a positive spin on its layoffs and closure of DCist last week, but the truth is ugly. Using Twitter and…
New MoCo360 Owner Discusses Plans
By Adam Pagnucco. The CEO of Today Media, which announced its purchase of MoCo360 and Bethesda Magazine on February 9, has begun to discuss his plans for the outlets with…
WAMU Lays Off Staff and Shuts Down DCist
By Adam Pagnucco. Axios, the Washington Post, Washingtonian and Radio Insight are reporting that WAMU is laying off staff and shutting down DCist, which it bought in 2018. The news…
Is WAMU in Trouble?
By Adam Pagnucco. The local media world is buzzing tonight that WAMU 88.5, the NPR station based at American University, could be in big trouble. An email allegedly written by…
Meet the New Sun King
By Adam Pagnucco. News that Sinclair Broadcasting Group Executive Chairman David D. Smith has bought the Baltimore Sun has shocked Maryland’s political world. While the Sun is a feeble shadow…
By Adam Pagnucco. Danielle Gaines, the editor in chief of Maryland Matters, has announced that she is stepping down from her position near the end of this month. States Newsroom,…
By Adam Pagnucco. Twelve days after Washington Post employees staged a 24-hour walkout over stalled collective bargaining negotiations, the Post Guild reported that the company has come back to the…
Washington Post Workers Walk Out
By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, employees of the Washington Post followed through on their threat to launch a one-day strike. According to a Post article with no byline, more than…
By Adam Pagnucco. Fed up with 18 months of fruitless contract negotiations, the Washington Post’s labor union – the Post Guild – has announced that it is launching a one…