Media
Website Connects Laid-Off Journalists With New Jobs
The 46 journalists laid off last week at Philadelphia Media Network are getting an assist in finding their next job. Davis Shaver, the digital products […]
Newspaper Guild Offers to Buy Philadelphia Daily News
The union that represents journalists at Philly’s biggest newspapers is — once again — offering to buy the Daily News, this time in the wake […]
The Daily News Isn’t Dead. Yet.
They’re writing the Daily News’ obituary. Again. Friday’s news that the newsrooms of the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com are merging has prompted a new […]
Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News Newsrooms to Merge
Updated with comment from PMN. See below. The newsrooms of the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com will merge, the publisher of the papers told reporters […]
Philly Citizen to Award $10,000 to Randomly Selected Philly Voter
So … it’s come to this. The newly re-launched Philadelphia Citizen will pay $10,000 to a randomly selected Philadelphian who makes the herculean effort of spending […]
Press Coverage, Ep. 5: Salvaging The Season
Ahead of a Week 5 showdown with Drew Brees and the Saints, Tim and Josh explore what it would take for the Eagles to successfully […]
A.D. Amorosi on City Paper: I Have a Slightly Different Take on Things
Philadelphia City Paper ends today, and with it, we lose a large part of what made alternative media great in the first place: the loosening […]
Farewell to City Paper, the Absolute Best Place to Work
I can’t remember what brought me to City Paper’s doorstep. I’d like to think that I was a fan of the publication and wanted to […]
The Newspaper Business Is Dead in Philly
The newspaper business — in Philadelphia, at least — is dead. Not newspapers, understand: They’ll linger on, in diminished and probably less-frequently printed form, for the […]
Press Coverage, Ep. 4: Who Owns the East?
In the fourth episode of Press Coverage, Tim and Josh pose the question: Who’s the top dog in the uneven NFC East? They also look […]
City Paper Shutting Down, Merging Operations with PW
The Philadelphia alt-weekly wars are over. Today Broad Street Media today announced it had acquired the rights to the City Paper intellectual property. As a […]
NBC10 Workers on Strike Ahead of Pope’s Arrival
Turns out this week’s optimism was misplaced: Photographers and technicians at NBC10 have walked off the job, just ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia. […]
Press Coverage, Ep. 3: Crunch Time Already?
In the third episode of Press Coverage, Tim and Josh examine what — or who — is to blame for the Eagles’ slow start, and […]
Strikes Averted at Philly CBS, NBC Stations?
It appears that two Philadelphia television stations dealing with potential labors stoppages might get through Pope Francis’ visit without strikes. Officials at CBS3 and NBC10 […]
Report: CBS3 Workers Authorize Strike
If the pope visits and there’s not a local TV crew there to record the event, does it really happen? We may find out. Philadelphia […]