CNN’s Clarissa Ward: I Was Captured by Gun-Toting Militia in Darfur
We had come to Darfur to report on the world's worst humanitarian crisis, never intending to become part of the story. But months of planning came apart in moments when we were detained by a militia...
View ArticleIsrael Names Al Jazeera Reporters as Gaza Militants, Network Condemns...
The Israeli military Wednesday named six Palestinians in Gaza as Al Jazeera reporters who it said were also members of the Hamas or Islamic Jihad militant groups--an allegation the Qatari network...
View ArticleLA Times Editorials Editor Resigns After Owner Blocks Presidential...
Mariel Garza, editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned Wednesday after the newspaper's owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Vice President Kamala...
View ArticleProgressive is Driving Impact By Leading With Humor and Heart
Whether it's Flo's bubbly personality and signature red lip or Dr. Rick's deadpan advice for "un-becoming your parents," Progressive Insurance's creative strategy has led with humor at its core. Chief...
View ArticleHavas Media’s First Shell Campaign Is Under Fire With More Than 70 Complaints...
More than 70 people have filed complaints with ad watchdog the U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority claiming a recent Shell ad is guilty of greenwashing. The spot is part of the first campaign that...
View ArticleSenate Candidate Lucas Kunce Talks to KC Station About Reporter Hurt at...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce spoke to Kansas City Fox affiliate WDAF about the incident involving KSHB reporter Ryan Gamboa. "Me and Adam Kinzinger were out there, and we were kind of...
View ArticleCNN’s How It Really Happened Takes on the Tylenol Murders (Exclusive)
Looking for a fresh true crime binge? Here's the prescription: CNN is premiering three new episodes of the long-running How It Really Happened docuseries in November. Tony winner Jesse L. Martin...
View ArticleOh Boy: Radio Station in Poland Replaces Journalists with AI
A radio station in Poland has replaced its human journalists with AI. The Associated Press reported that weeks after letting its journalists go, OFF Radio Krakow relaunched with what it said was "the...
View ArticlePerplexity Blasts Media as ‘Adversarial’ in Response to Copyright Lawsuit
Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity, which offers an AI search engine, published a blog post Thursday pushing back on News Corp.'s lawsuit against the company. (The Verge) In the post,...
View ArticleHarris Town Hall Nets CNN More Than 3M Viewers
Harris' CNN town hall Wednesday night was the most-watched program of the evening among all the cable networks, with 3.334 million total viewers, and it finished second in the adults 25-through-54...
View ArticleTwo More LA Times Editorial Writers Quit Over ‘Chickens—’ Owner’s Block of...
The Los Angeles Times lost two more longtime editorial writers, the latest in a growing exodus to protest owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's interference with the paper's planned endorsement of Vice President...
View ArticleRevolving Door: Instagram, Skydance, Telemundo Studios, CBS News
Jake O'Leary joined Instagram as global head of marketing, Meta confirmed to ADWEEK. He will lead marketing for the Instagram application, Instagram's creators, and Threads. (ADWEEK) Former Netflix...
View ArticleHallmark Hit With Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Hallmark executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly told her staff she did not want to cast "old people," saying they did not fit with her image for the channel, a new age...
View ArticleWell-Known Cambodian Investigative Journalist Released on Bail
Mech Dara, one of Cambodia's most prominent journalists, known for exposing the country's billion-dollar scam industry, was released on bail after a video of him apologizing to the country's leaders...
View ArticleColumbia Sportswear Appoints adam&eveDDB as Global AOR
Global outdoor apparel and equipment brand Columbia Sportswear Company has appointed a new creative agency partner for the Columbia brand in adam&eveDDB. The agency will work with the company's new...
View ArticleDoug Lezette Promoted to WJAR News Director
Doug Lezette has been named the new news director at Providence, Rhode Island NBC affiliate WJAR. Lezette has been the assistant news director since 2011. He's worked as a news director in Springfield,...
View ArticleGoogle and Microsoft Execs On AI Literacy and Responsible Use
According to Sarah Kennedy, vp of global demand and growth marketing at Google Cloud, "we are in the middle of a revolution" when it comes to the possibilities of AI in marketing. But as corporate AI...
View ArticleHere’s the Roundup for the Week Ending October 25
Happy Friday to all who celebrate! In this week's edition of stories we didn't write up for one reason or another, we see former CBS Newser Jeff Glor may be heading to Buffalo, while an anchor who...
View ArticleMatt MacDonald to Depart BBDO NY
BBDO New York chief creative officer Matt MacDonald is leaving the agency, ADWEEK has learned. A BBDO spokesperson confirmed his departure and said MacDonald had a "great opportunity he couldn't turn...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roster Updates: Brandwatch, Dentsu, Ogilvy, and More
This week brought plenty of changes in the agency world, with shops from Cincinnati to New York and London welcoming new employees. Brandwatch Social media intelligence provider Brandwatch announced a...
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