Media
Solomon Jones’ Quaint Views on Women, Men
When this old world starts getting me down and people are just too much for me to face (doo-doo, doo-doo), I like to open the […]
Jim Brady Profile: The Billy Pulpit
There exists an unwritten rule in many of America’s newsrooms. It stipulates that when a journalist of sufficient stature departs his job, he is sent […]
BillyPenn.com Draws Fire for Sex Assault Article
Here’s how BillyPenn.com covered the A.J. Marsico sex assault allegation: You know the story: Boy meets girl, boy takes girl back to his office at […]
Interview: When Women Lead Newsrooms
It’s not easy to find a woman leading a newsroom. Yes, women do ascend to the top spots of newspapers and magazines — but sometimes, […]
Phillies Extend Radio Contract
Philadelphia Business Journal reports that the Phillies have extended their contract with CBS Radio through the 2015 season. A three-year-contract, signed in 2012, was to […]
Sheinelle Jones to Anchor Today Weekends
A familiar face is getting a new, high-profile gig. The Today Show reports: Sheinelle Jones has joined the TODAY team as the news anchor of […]
Tony Auth, Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist, Has Died
Tony Auth, who for four decades satirized the city’s foibles as the editorial cartoonist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, has died of cancer at age 72.
The Philadelphia Citizen Is Apparently Still A Thing
It’s been nearly a year since The Philadelphia Citizen debuted its website with a bruising eff-you to the local media establishment — but then not much […]
(UPDATE) Gerry Lenfest Is Tom Corbett’s Fifth-Biggest Donor
[Update 6 p.m.] Interstate General Media, the company that owns the papers and Philly.com, sends along a statement saying the donations are old news: In […]
BillyPenn.com Hires First Reporter
BillyPenn.com, the online news organization slated to make its debut this fall, has announced its first reporter hire. Anna Orso, currently a reporter with the […]
RIP, Racked Philly
In local blog news, I received confirmation this morning that Racked Philly is folding on Friday. The retail-focused site started off with regional coverage in New York, LA […]
Newspaper Employee Fired for “Chinky Winky” and “Dinky Doo” Asian Slurs
Just a few days after Philadelphia Public Record publisher Jimmy Tayoun Sr. (pictured) shrugged off the Asian slurs that appeared in last week’s edition of […]
Philly Newspaper Apologizes for Calling Asians “Chinky Winky” and “Dinky Doo”
UPDATE 8/25 1:10pm: The editor responsible for the Asian slurs has been fired. For the full story, go here. ORIGINAL: The Philadelphia Public Record newspaper […]
Philadelphia Newspaper Calls Asians “Chinky Winky” and “Dinky Doo”
UPDATE 8/25 1:10 pm: The newspaper editor responsible for the Asian slurs has been fired. For the full story, go here. ORIGINAL: In the August […]
Is “Tainted Justice” Now Tainted?
It would appear that an Inquirer story killed last month by publisher Gerry Lenfest is back from the dead. The Inquirer today has a lengthy […]