Media
The Right Side of History?
We Americans are a fairly history-minded people. No, we don’t always know our history as well as we should—but the history we do know often […]
“No One Can Be Switzerland, and I’m on Norcross’s Side”
When Michael Lorenca was feeling anxious over escalating tension between warring Inquirer owners Lewis Katz and George Norcross, he sought advice. “This lawsuit is allied […]
The Patriot-News Called the Gettysburg Address “Silly” in 1863
This is what the editors of the Harrisburg Patriot & Union–now the Patriot-News–wrote about Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, five days after the fact.
Will Greg Osberg’s Testimony Be the Curve Ball that Puts Bill Marimow Back in His Office?
A publisher didn’t hire Bill Marimow. So a publisher didn’t have the right to fire Bill Marimow. That, at least, was the take of the […]
Richard Cohen’s Been Gag-Worthy on Race for Years
Richard Cohen, columnist and bigot in residence for The Washington Post, is one of those people who are so unapologetically thoughtless in their understanding of […]
Bill Marimow’s Last Stand
There’s something wrong about the latest battle in the Philadelphia Newspaper War, the court hearing that’s scheduled to get under way around 10 a.m. today. […]
Was Firing Inquirer Editor Bill Marimow a Business Decision, or an Editorial Decision?
The drip, drip, drip of information and emails out of the ownership dispute surrounding the firing of Philadelphia Inquirer editor in chief Bill Marimow continues. […]
Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry
I’m sick of “sorry.” A colossal string of clusterfucks over the past week triggered a litany of public apologies. As luck would have it, the […]
How Healthy Are The Inquirer and Daily News? Why It Matters.
Whoever wins the Philadelphia Newspaper War of 2013 will win control of a media empire — the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com — that by all […]
City Paper Retracts Description of “Exotic” Asian Waitress
After being chastised by the Asian American Journalists Association, City Paper has retracted a line from a restaurant review it published in a cover story […]
Lenfest and Katz Criticize Norcross in E-mail Appeals to Newspaper Journos
[Update 3:08 pm with comment from Howard Gensler] It’s official: The newspaper war in Philadelphia has become — in part — a battle for the […]
Newspaper Guild Director, Lenfest Trade Accusations, Barbs
The war over the future of Philly’s two daily newspapers took another odd turn Wednesday: The director of the Newspaper Guild representing the papers’ journalists […]
Report: Brian Tierney May Not Have Been a Good Ad Man
Anybody who knows the history between former Inky scribe Ralph Cipriano and former Inky publisher Brian Tierney knows it’s not a good one—soured, in fact, […]
Media Screws Up LAX Shooting Story! No One Surprised!
Another day. Another tragedy. Another media fuckup. Less than an hour into breaking coverage of Friday’s shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, several reputable media […]
George Norcross Takes His Case to Inky, Daily News Journos
It’s come to this in the Great Philadelphia Newspaper War of 2013: George Norcross is lobbying his own employees. Leaders of the Newspaper Guild that […]