Inquirer
While Owners Feud, Inky and Daily News Suffer
Morale is busted, advertisers uncertain, and Philadelphia’s newspapers are edging closer to another bankruptcy, lawyers for the papers’ feuding owners said in documents filed with […]
Can Philly Newspapers Be Saved?
Should the Daily News Close?
Is There a Hero in the Ownership Battle?
Writer Steve Volk is a longtime observer of the Philadelphia media scene — so he brings a substantial foundation to this month’s Philly Mag print […]
The Fight for the Future of Philadelphia’s Newspapers
The meeting is lore, now: a story about a table for two that likely caused all South Jersey to wobble, ever so slightly, on its […]
Newspaper Guild Jumps Into Inquirer / Daily News Ownership Fray
The Philadelphia Newspaper Guild, which represents more than 500 employees at the company, filed a petition to intervene today in their parent company’s ongoing ownership […]
Inquirer Ownership Battle: “Darling … Eliminate the Daily News”
According to an email leaked to Philadelphia magazine, Nancy Phillips, as her long-time companion Lewis Katz was contemplating purchasing a controlling interest in the city’s […]
It’s Time to End the Inky Ownership Battle
If you care about Philadelphia’s newspapers — if you want to see the Inquirer and Daily News on the stands at your local Wawa, say, […]
Philly TV Critic Creates Outrage With Response to Murder Story (Update)
Philly TV critic Jonathan Storm apparently alienated a few people on the Television Critics Association tour this week, with his questioning of Tamron Hall, an […]
Inky Ownership Battle Moves to End Game
The good news? The Inky ownership battle appears to be moving toward its end. The bad news? Things could still get uglier before they get […]
Journalism That Mattered in Philadelphia, 2013
When I started the process of trying to determine the year’s top Philadelphia journalism, something surprising happened: I ran into a whole lotta “meh.” To […]
Did Bill Marimow Ask for $1 Million to Leave the Inquirer?
The two sides in the dispute among owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com got hung up on one issue in last-ditch settlement […]
Did Inquirer Editor Stage a Fake Standing Ovation for Bill Marimow?
BigTrial.net’s Ralph Cipriano has an intriguing scoop on what we over here at Philly Mag like to call the Inky Mess. When Bill Marimow returned […]
George Norcross Now the Majority Owner of Inquirer, Daily News, Philly.com
In a move that has deep ramifications for Philadelphia’s entire media ecosystem, George Norcross III has become the majority owner of the Inquirer, Daily News and […]
Will Philly Papers Go Up for Sale Again?
This just in from the Philadelphia Newspaper Wars: The majority owners, led by George Norcross, announced this afternoon they are filing appeal of Friday’s decision […]
Bill Marimow Is Back. UPDATE: Norcross to Appeal.
#UPDATE: #BREAKING: Judge Orders Fired @PhillyInquirer Editor Bill Marimow Be Immediately Reinstated – http://t.co/cePzk9g5l3 — KYW Newsradio – NOW ON 103.9 FM! (@KYWNewsradio) November 22, […]
No Settlement Reached in Inquirer Ownership Case
A last-ditch attempt at a settlement between the battling owners of the Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com failed today. Now the legal dispute between George Norcross […]