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The Checkup: Here’s What Really Happens When You ‘Break the Seal’
• You know you’ve always wondered if breaking the seal is a real thing … [Women’s Health]
John Baer Wrote Today’s Funniest Line About Pennsylvania Politics
The Daily News‘ John Baer writes today that Gov. Tom Corbett is on the verge of a defeat so deep and humiliating it would be […]
(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 […]
1964: The Year Everything in Philly and Atlantic City Broke
We don’t want to let the day pass without recommending that you take a look at Will Bunch’s Daily News cover story about the 1964 […]
Ruderman Responds to Inquirer Takedown on Facebook
Wendy Ruderman, one-half of the Daily News‘ Pulitzer-winning duo whose work has come under scrutiny by the Philadelphia Inquirer, took to Facebook today to rebut […]
The Checkup: The Fresh Herb You Should Always, Always Have in Your Kitchen
• An NYC chef says parsley is the ultimate flavor enhancer. Actually, what she really says is that parsley is the “the underwear of my kitchen: I […]
3 Reasons the Case Against “Tainted Justice” Doesn’t Add Up
Something doesn’t add up. The Inquirer on Friday did something pretty unusual: It printed a takedown of the reporting behind the Daily News’ Pulitzer-winning “Tainted […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Bykofsky Bigotry Debate Continues
And here we go with the latest round in the “Is Stu Bykofsky a Bigot” sweepstakes. The latest entrant: Erika Almiron, executive director of Juntos, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]