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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Plagiarized from Philadelphia Inquirer

A report in The New Republic today reveals that, in 2010, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges had plagiarized in a story about Camden he submitted […]

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The Last Days of the Philadelphia Inquirer?

Let’s stipulate many things about Gerry Lenfest. That he’s a good man. A boon to the community. Somebody whose philanthropy has enriched this city beyond […]

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Civic Journalism Site AxisPhilly Shutting Down

AxisPhilly, the civic local journalism start-up best known for its extensive property tax map last year, is shutting down.

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Lewis Katz: I Really Thought Norcross Wanted to Own It, Didn’t You?

There were a lot of people shocked Tuesday when Lewis Katz and Gerry Lenfest emerged the winners over George Norcross in the bidding for Philadelphia’s […]

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3 Ideas to Jump-Start Innovation at the Inquirer and Daily News

Well, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News are under new ownership, which looks a lot like the old ownership. Somewhat distressingly, Lewis Katz and Gerry […]

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6 Burning Questions About the New Owners of the Inquirer and Daily News

Now that the Inky ownership battle has been resolved in favor of Lewis Katz and H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest, the guys we used to refer to […]

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Katz, Lenfest Winners of Inquirer, Daily News, Philly.com Auction

https://twitter.com/joelmmathis/status/471303764318908416 Joel Mathis is on the scene of the auction of the Inquirer and Daily News, where it’s just been announced that the group led […]

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Today Is the First Day of the Rest of the Inquirer’s Life

Well, I was almost right. A year-and-a-half ago, I took stock of the then-new ownership of Philly’s major daily newspapers and offered the following declaration: […]

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Inky Auction to Be Held Today

UPDATE: The auction is over. Katz and Lenfest have prevailed. ORIGINAL: Once upon a time, less than a decade ago, Knight Ridder owned Philadelphia’s two […]

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One of Us: Marty Moss-Coane of WHYY’s Radio Times

My name is … Marty Moss-Coane, with a hyphen. I was a Marjorie, named for my grandmother. And I was a Marge or Margie until […]

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Profile: Kyle Scott of Crossing Broad

Kyle Scott is showing me Terrell Owens’s penis. We’re sitting in the upstairs office of the two-bedroom twin Scott shares with his fiancée, on the […]

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Black & White and Dead All Over Now Available on Amazon Prime

Black & White and Dead All Over, the documentary about the long, slow, sad decline of newspapers, and Philly newspapers specifically, is now available to […]

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Dorothy Robinson Out As Metro US Editor

The same week that New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson was fired and replaced by a man, the same thing happened to longtime Metro […]

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Judge: Media Will Be Shut Out of Newspaper Auction

Make of this what you will: The media will be shut out of next week’s auction of the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com. The “closed” […]

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Even Professional Journalists Hate Inquirer.com

Via Romenesko, comes the sad tale of a Washington Post reporter trying, fruitlessly, to read a story on Inquirer.com .@PhillyInquirer @tomfitzgerald I give up on […]