Media
Are Good Phillies Teams Good for Newspapers?
Our pal Randy LoBasso has an interesting cover story this week at Philadelphia Weekly, suggesting that when the Philadelphia Phillies play poorly — as they […]
KYW’s Harry Donahue Retires Friday
Harry Donahue, the morning co-anchor at KYW Newsradio, is retiring after more than 40 years at the station.
Kathleen Kane’s New Press Secretary Has Already Quit
A week after Scranton newspaper columnist Chris Kelly announced he would join Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s staff as a spokesman, he has changed his mind. […]
Stu Bykofsky’s Baggage
I don’t think Stu Bykofsky is a bigot. Let me rephrase: I don’t know if Stu Bykofsky is a bigot, because answering that question definitively […]
Report: Inky Tried Charging $60,000 to Run Elie Wiesel Ad
The New York Observer reports that the Philadelphia Inquirer tried charging $60,000 to run an ad from the Jewish Values Network — the same money […]
How the Daily News Cover Changed Overnight — Then Changed Again
It may be that this morning’s news is the first you’re hearing of the events in Ferguson, Mo. — how a young unarmed black man was […]
Will Steacy: Chronicling Difficult Times at the Inquirer and Daily News
Will Steacy isn’t a newspaper man, but he comes from a long line of them: Five generations’ worth — including an ancestor who started The […]
Metro Buys City Paper; Layoffs Ensue
[Update 2:35 pm] Jennifer Clark, who will be the associate publisher of both newspapers, said they will continue to operate with separate editorial identities. […]
The Long Fall of Philly Newspapers
Oh, what an ugly difference a dozen years can make. At the beginning of the 21st century, the newspaper business was a happy one, fed […]
The Paywall Gets a Little Lower at the Inky Website
You no longer need an access code to read all http://t.co/zHDhRZebxG links shared on Twitter or Facebook. #newday — Philadelphia Inquirer Politics (@PoliticsINQ) August 7, […]
News Startup Drops “Brother.ly” Name
Even before they’ve launched, the creators of a new digital news service for Philadelphia are showing they can discard a bad idea in a hurry. Which […]
Is Upstart Metro Buying City Paper?
Metro, the free daily tabloid newspaper, is reportedly looking to buy Philadelphia City Paper, the stalwart alt-weekly that has been buffeted in recent years by […]
Journalism Critics Question Philadelphia Daily News Cover
Oh, yeah, we should probably make note of this Daily News cover today. The paper has a 2,700-word piece on sex slavery in Philadelphia. A lot […]
Everyone in Journalism Has an Agenda
You read here every day a wide variety of stories. Some offer advice. Some offer amusement. Some may make you jump for joy, while others […]
Interstate General Media Spokesman Mark Block Has Resigned
Mark Block, the spokesman for Interstate General Media, publishers of the Inquirer and Daily News, has resigned. He is being replaced by Jonathan Tevis. Block, […]