rkolsen 1679 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 TVSpy is reporting that The Washington Post and Gannett's WUSA have entered into a news sharing agreement where videos will be shared and there will be an editorial partnership. WaPo will have the ability to embed live video and other content from WUSA on their website. WaPo will then link to WUSA from their regional sections. WUSA will have the ability to use video and photographs from the WaPo. I think WaPo definitely got the better end of this deal. I will say I'm surprised WUSA entered into an agreement with a competitor to USA Today. Then again USA Today is a national McPaper for people who are just learning English and probably isn't read widely within the region. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wusa-and-the-washington-post-to-partner/144611 http://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2015/03/26/wusa-9-and-the-washington-post-partner-to-expand-local-news-coverage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 And of course, the Post once owned WUSA decades ago as WOIC with CBS, then by themselves as WTOP, then WDVM; they traded it to the Detroit Free Press back in 1978 for WDIV (not sure why), so it all comes full-circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effseesee 101 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 And of course, the Post once owned WUSA decades ago as WOIC with CBS, then by themselves as WTOP, then WDVM; they traded it to the Detroit Free Press back in 1978 for WDIV (not sure why), so it all comes full-circle. WUSA was traded for WDIV because the owners of the Post and the Free Press were afraid the FCC would institute new rules that would force them to sell the TV stations. Bill Lord, the GM of WUSA, and Fred Ryan, the publisher of the Post, worked together at WJLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 869 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 USA Today will, in a few months, no longer be WUSA's corporate sibling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 USA Today will, in a few months, no longer be WUSA's corporate sibling though. I completely forgot about that. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4168 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 And of course, the Post once owned WUSA decades ago as WOIC with CBS, then by themselves as WTOP, then WDVM; they traded it to the Detroit Free Press back in 1978 for WDIV (not sure why), so it all comes full-circle. The only missing piece is WTOP Radio, and the Hubbard property just inked a news-gathering partnership with WRC/4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3470 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 On the other hand, the arrangement of WJLA's parent company using the Washington Times is sort of reminiscent of the WMAL days under the Washington Star, since the Times essentially replaced the Star in the 1980s. WUSA may have found the way back to relevance, especially if WJLA takes a sharp turn in the other direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The only missing piece is WTOP Radio, and the Hubbard property just inked a news-gathering partnership with WRC/4. That would've been a great opportunity for WUSA to get its name out there but I think they already a partnership with WNEW 99.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Are there any other Gannett stations that are partnered up? IIRC, WKYC and The Plain Dealer used to be partners. Has that agreement lapsed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanGuy 117 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Are there any other Gannett stations that are partnered up? IIRC, WKYC and The Plain Dealer used to be partners. Has that agreement lapsed? There's WWL and The New Orleans Advocate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3470 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 There's WWL and The New Orleans Advocate. I'm surprised that WVUE actually partnered with the "some"Times-Picayune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I'm surprised that WVUE actually partnered with the "some"Times-Picayune. It's actually been a pretty good partnership since they both team up to do a lot of the investigative stories that air on Fox 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4168 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Are there any other Gannett stations that are partnered up? IIRC, WKYC and The Plain Dealer used to be partners. Has that agreement lapsed? WKYC - and for years, WTAM/1100 - were partnered with Newhouse/Advance's Cleveland.com, which had been run autonomously from the Cleveland Plain Dealer until both properties were consolidated a few years ago. I know WTAM's partnership ended a long time ago. Not sure about WKYC. Their respective webpages may still exist on Cleveland.com, for all we know. WEWS has had a long-running partnership with the Akron Beacon-Journal, and will cross-promote each other as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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