Media Maneuvers: MacArthur Foundation Earmarks $20M to Support Local News
Thu., Dec. 12, 2024
By Steve Barnes
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation pledges $20 million to support newsrooms and provide journalism infrastructure as part of its commitment to revitalize local reporting... Paul Krugman, who has written on political and economic topics for the New York Times for nearly 25 years, has retired... The Onion now faces a major roadblock in its attempt to buy Info Wars, the hotbed of conspiracy theory founded in 1999 by Alex Jones.
Michigan Economic Development Corp. is looking for a strategic communications partner to handle a 10-month campaign, budgeted at up to $120K, to promote its Michigan Growth Office.
In a world where people tend to talk past one another, finding agreement and building bridges is essential when navigating policy lanes.
WPP and Universal Music Group form a strategic partnership... Marathon Strategies releases its newly updated Meet The Freshmen guide to the 119th Congress... Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, releases the Right-Wing Media Map, a comprehensive analysis of the conservative media landscape in America. T 
The Toy Association has hired Ballard Partners, which has close tries to Donald Trump, for representation on tariff matters.
Global Gateway Advisors names Théa Sphere Iacovelli as managing director, strategic growth. Iacovelli joins the firm from Ketchum... MorganMyers, the agriculture and food marketing and PR unit of G&S Integrated Marketing Communications Group, is bringing on Robin Brannin as managing director, effective Jan. 1... Bospar hires Sarah Dray as content director for healthcare.
The Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia has hired Bethesda-based AF International to provide strategic consulting and management services.
With corporate mergers, restructuring, revenue declines and AI becoming the new normal, the focus for many workers in PR and communications has shifted from furthering careers to just being able to keep on making a good living. Here are some pointers for handling that instability.
The University of Tennessee System is building a roster of firms interested in serving its communications needs during the next five years.
