WaPo’s Thompson to be honored with Dorothy Butler Gilliam Trailblazer Award
The following excerpt was sent out from wabjdc.org: The Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) is proud to announce that Krissah Thompson, a managing editor at The Washington Post, will be honored with the inaugural Dorothy Butler Gilliam Trailblazer Award at the 2023 WABJ Special Honors & Scholarship Gala. This award is presented by the […]
Bankadelic: Highlights from the Money 20/20 convention
Lou Carlozo’s Bankadelic podcast went to the Money 20/20 convention in Las Vegas and hit the jackpot: 16 podcast episodes were recorded on-site, covering topics from AI in finance to venture capital; the smart use of data to the future of cryptocurrency. Where to begin, then? Just go to the Bankadelic page on SoundCloud, find […]
Qwoted 100 PR superstar: Aimee Bennett of Fagan Business Communications
The Qwoted 100 series of PR superstars prides itself on featuring folks with a wide range of experience, specialties and philosophies about media relations done right. This time around, we’ve got a truly established veteran: Denver-based Aimee Bennett. As principal of Fagan Business Communications, Bennett is going on 34 years in the business. It’s […]
Romans joining NBC News as senior biz correspondent
Former CNN chief business correspondent Christine Romans is joining NBC as a senior business correspondent. Romans was a staple of CNN’s business coverage for CNN since 1999 and on the morning show for the past decade. Romans joined CNN from Reuters, and spent the first few years at the channel reporting from the floor of the New York Stock […]
Media Movers: The New York Times’ Rich Barbieri
Rich Barbieri has an interesting version of lucky that involves paying rent with credit cards while working odd jobs. During this time, he was planting the seeds for at top-tier career that now has him working as an editor at The New York Times. He’s previously worked at CNN — where he managed an astounding […]
Google, a company worth $1.7 trillion, lays off roughly 40 news employees
Baffling that a company that spends zillions of dollars on ridiculous “moonshots” (Google glass, anyone?) and is worth $1.7 trillion dollars can’t see straight enough to avoid layoffs that amount to chump change for a likely monopoly. At any rate, the following excerpt was sent out from CNBC: Google cut dozens of jobs in its […]
Philly Latino news outlet Al Dia launches digital, print multicultural magazine
The following excerpt was sent out from businesswire.com: AL DÍA, a Philadelphia-based Latino+ multicultural, multimedia news organization, has launched AL DÍA Magazine, a membership-based digital and print publication. The magazine focuses on the best of the American multicultural experience. It includes news analysis and summaries, op-eds, and feature articles on politics, education, leadership, and culture. It also covers news from metro […]
Qwoted 100 PR superstar: Sarah Mawji of Final Edit Public Relations
As our latest Qwoted 100 PR superstar, Sarah Mawji is riding high after less than two years as principal of her own firm, Final Edit Public Relations. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mawji has created a company that supports private and public companies worldwide across tech, finance, commodities and lifestyle. We spoke with Mawji […]
Bankadelic podcast: The smart use of data in tough economic times
On the latest episode of Lou Carlozo’s Bankadelic, join Rutger van Faassen and Adam Stockton of Curinos as they discuss the continued topsy-turvy of the economy–and how sound, structured data can help financial institutions make sense of it, while serving customers better. Van Faassen is an active voice in the financial community, and with Stockton […]
Qwoted 100 PR superstar: Taylor Mullins of Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Given the sometimes adversarial relationship between reporters and PRs — often on the reporter side, according to TBN’s editor and publisher — it’s refreshing to hear Taylor Mullins talk about “a harmonious partnership between communicators and the media.” It’s needed more than ever: Don’t the political divisions in this country dish enough ill will […]
