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May 07, 2021

After Washingtonian CEO’s ‘Public Threat,’ Editorial Staffers Aren’t Publishing Today

Washingtonian CEO Cathy Merrill suggested that employees who choose to remain remote should lose their benefits. Now, her staffers aren’t working in protest.

May 07, 2020

WBEZ Host Jenn White To Join ‘1A’ As New Host

White is also behind the popular podcasts ‘Making Oprah’ and ‘Making Obama.’

Mar 18, 2020

Local News Outlets Face Existential Threat Amid Coronavirus-Related Drop In Revenue

While revenue may be in decline, the work that local publications do is more vital than ever.

Nov 19, 2019

1A Host Joshua Johnson Is Leaving For MSNBC

“This show is not about me. It’s not about a person,” Johnson said. The station hopes to have a permanent replacement by March.

Jan 16, 2019

Activists Hand Out Fake Washington Post ‘Special Edition’ That Claims Trump Stepped Down

Rather than the newspaper’s current slogan, “Democracy dies in darkness,” this ersatz version says, “Democracy awakens in action.”

Oct 09, 2018

New Players Are Stepping Up To Bat In D.C.’s Sports Media Scene

Amid a streak of successes and major shifts in D.C. sports, outlets both old and new are getting in on the boom.

Oct 20, 2017

Washington City Paper Is On The Market, And You Can Read All About It In Washington City Paper

“It seems like we’ve got a lemon, but we’re working on a really good batch of lemonade.”

Mar 19, 2013

Examiner Cuts Local Section, The Only Part of the Tabloid Worth Reading

The Examiner announced today that it is axing its local section, and might forgo daily publishing altogether.

Dec 21, 2012

Head of NRA Pins Connecticut Massacre on Politicians, Monsters and Media, But Not Guns

Breaking his organization’s week-long silence in the aftermath of the shooting spree at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, finally addressed the media today.

Mar 22, 2012

The Onion Ceases Distribution in D.C.

The Onion has ceased distributing in D.C. No really, it has. Seriously.

 
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