Inquirer
Norcross Files Countersuit in Marimow Firing
Philly.com reports: “George Norcross, one of two managing directors of Interstate General Media, which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com, filed a lawsuit […]
Christie Beat Writer Matt Katz Leaving Inquirer
Word got out today that Matt Katz, the Inquirer‘s well-respected Chris Christie beat writer would be leaving the paper to cover The Governor at WNYC, New […]
A Brief Response to Stu Bykofsky
There’s so much invective and so little actual argument in Stu Bykofsky’s criticism of my column on Bill Marimow’s firing from the Inquirer that I almost […]
Inky Journos Just Hoping Owners Don’t Blow Up the Newspapers
The Inquirer reports that Teamsters picketed … the Inquirer on Tuesday, complaining that Publisher Robert C. Hall has made bad business decisions that have deprived […]
New York Times’ David Carr chimes in on the Marimow firing, weeps
David Carr, whose beacon shines in particularly bad situations in media, wrote his Sunday Media Equation column on the firing of Inquirer editor Bill Marimow, […]
A Judge Will Decide Bill Marimow’s Future. The Inquirer’s Outlook is Murkier.
The fight over Bill Marimow’s job is not a fight for the future of the Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s a fight over how much dignity the […]
Inquirer Owners Suing Inquirer Publisher
Just when you thought the bizarre management situation at the Philadelphia Inquirer couldn’t get any more heated, this happens: Lewis Katz and H.G. “Gerry” Lenfest, two of the […]
Marimow Change.org Petition Gets Required Signatures
A petitioner called “Citizens for Marimow,” who may or may not be affiliated with “Friends of Bill,” has a Change.org petition calling for a “review” […]
Philadelphia Newspaper Journos Reminded: Please Don’t Talk to the Media
The coverage of strife at the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com in the last two days—in the wake of Inky editor Bill Marimow’s latest firing—has […]
Union Head: Inky Journos Don’t Actually Hate Philly.com
An email appeared in my inbox this afternoon: Joel, Let me be real clear, none of the Journalists at the Inquirer or Daily News “Hate” […]
Marimow Firing Lays Bare (Again) the Rift Between Inky, Philly.com
The New York Observer has an “inside Bill Marimow’s last day at the Philadelphia Inquirer” story, and it fleshes out what, ahem, observers have known […]
Exclusive: Internal Documents Tell the Tale of Inquirer Editor Bill Marimow’s Dismissal
Inquirer editor Bill Marimow was fired after many months of infighting with publisher Bob Hall, according to internal documents anonymously delivered this afternoon to Philadelphia magazine. […]
Inky Editor In Chief Bill Marimow Has Not Left the Building
Bill Marimow’s ouster this morning may better resemble a coup than a firing. According to sources at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Marimow, the editor in chief, […]
Bill Marimow Out at Inquirer. (Update) Or Is He?
Inquirer editor-in-chief Bill Marimow is out, according to an internal memo obtained by Philadelphia Magazine. But: Jim Romenesko is reporting that the firing might not take: “Sources […]
The Good and Bad of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Redesign
As promised, we received a redesign of the Philadelphia Inquirer today—one that’s reportedly set the new ownership group at war with itself and with the […]