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Meet Mike Newall, Poet Laureate of the Opioid Epidemic
Mike Newall, the Philadelphia Inquirer metro columnist, is 40 years old, Irish, Catholic and intense. He is pleasant and kind but doesn’t often laugh; he […]
An Inquirer Reporter Took Engagement Photos at the Newspaper’s Printing Press
While there’s nothing wrong with engagement photos in Rittenhouse or at the Art Museum, we always appreciate a couple who ups the ante with something […]
The Inquirer’s Parent Company Gets $1M to Fund Investigative Journalism, Diversity Efforts
The recently established Lenfest Institute for Journalism has announced the recipients of its first set of grant awards. The nonprofit will distribute $2 million in funding […]
Inquirer Sparks Outrage With “Sexy” Melania Trump Article
On Sunday evening, as tens of thousands of Philadelphia women were just starting to recover from Saturday marches of solidarity against Donald Trump, the Inquirer […]
Inquirer, Daily News Hiking Newsstand Prices to $1.50
Philadelphia Media Network — the parent company of the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com — will be raising the price of weekday single issues of both papers from $1.00 […]
What They’re Saying About the Inky’s New Non-Profit Ownership
As expected, the news industry is taking notice of Gerry Lenfest’s decision to transfer ownership of Philly’s major newspapers — the Inquirer and Daily News, […]
10 Burning Questions About the Inquirer‘s New Nonprofit Ownership
Three themes emerged from Tuesday morning’s formal announcement that Philadelphia Media Network — owner of the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com — is being placed […]
Lenfest “Donates” Philly Newspapers to New Nonprofit Media Foundation
Gerry Lenfest has created a nonprofit foundation to own Philadelphia Media Network — the company that owns the Inquirer, the Daily News, and Philly.com — and […]
“Gerry the Grinch” Website Receives Cease-and-Desist Letter
It would appear the fake Gerry Lenfest has the real Gerry Lenfest’s attention. In the aftermath of the layoffs at Philadelphia Media Network — which […]
“Gerry the Grinch” Parody Takes Aim at Newspaper Layoffs
Doesn't anybody get it? I need to axe staff so I can sink more money into saving this musty old claptrap. pic.twitter.com/zOyvAyHhyM — Gerry The […]
WATCH: Mayor Nutter Joins Inky Staff for Air Guitar Video
Here’s the Inquirer staff — joined by an incredibly game Mayor Nutter — playing air guitar to a classic ZZ Top song. The video is […]
Mike Dunn on the Empty Desks in City Hall’s Pressroom
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from former KYW City Hall reporter Mike Dunn.) Decades of history can be found in the press room […]
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 […]
Layoffs Slam Philly.com, Daily News Hardest
As expected, layoffs were announced at Philadelphia Media Network on Wednesday afternoon — nearly 50 journalists and other workers at the Inquirer, Daily News, and […]
Big Layoffs to Hit Inquirer, Daily News, Philly.com
Philadelphia Media Network will lay off 46 members of the Newspaper Guild, the guild notified members Monday afternoon. Journalists at the company — which owns […]