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Supposedly Objective Director Of Major Media Outlet Unabashed Cory Booker Fan

Sunday night, the Inquirer‘s Matt Katz reported that South Jersey power broker George Norcross had endorsed Cory Booker for Senate. That makes sense, given his leanings. […]

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U.S. Open Prompts Inquirer to Lift Paywall For at Least a Week

The incoherence of the Interstate General Media paywall strategy continues. Recap: the Inquirer and the Daily News are outfitted with hard paywalls, but all their content is […]

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Philly.com Doubles Down on Embarrassing Tom Corbett Material

Yesterday on the Philly Post, there was a little intra-staff debate going on about the merits of Philly.com. In one corner was Joel Mathis, arguing […]

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The Real Trouble With Philly.com’s Tom Corbett Column

In 2007, the Inquirer hired Rick Santorum to write a bimonthly column. The former senator, earning $1,750 a pop, was accused of making things up in his very first piece. A couple […]

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Tom Corbett to Write A Regular, Probably Dull Column for Philly.com

Joining the ranks of esteemed scribes Bernie Parent and “sexologist” Jill McDevitt, Tom Corbett will soon debut a regular column on Philly.com. We assume that […]

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Dick Sprague Loses Daily News Lawsuit

The powers that be over at the headquarters of the Inquirer and Daily News are surely breathing sighs of relief. Last week, Philadelphia Common Pleas […]

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Your Saturdays Just Got Inkier

For the first time since October, 2011, copies of the Saturday Inquirer will be available on newsstands, the paper announced to its staff yesterday. From a […]

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Good Circulation News for Philly Papers?

Oh lordy. Look at that. There appears to be some good news—at long last—for Philadelphia’s two major daily newspapers. Granted, that good news wasn’t easy […]

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Philly Burger Joint Ranked One of Best 38 in Country

Not to be confused with its “25 hottest burgers” list released last month, the food blog Eater has unveiled its definitive ranking of the best […]

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Photographer Captures Heartbreaking Scenes of the Inquirer’s Old Offices

Photographer Will Steacy, whose father worked at the Inky for 29 years, has chronicled the paper’s recent struggles through a series of images documenting the months […]

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Hey Twentysomethings: Here Are 16 Things You Can Do With the Sunday Inquirer

As my colleague Joel Mathis reported last week, the launch of the Daily News and Inquirer paywalled websites isn’t just about pageviews. It’s also about […]

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The New Inquirer and Daily News Websites Are Finally Live! [Updated]

The brand-spankin’ new websites for the Inky and the Daily News are officially live. As my colleague Joel Mathis noted last week, the DN, decked out […]

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The Inquirer and Daily News Unveil Their New Websites

Well, here it is: Our first glimpse at the future of the Inquirer and the Daily News. Philadelphians have been told for months that after […]

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Inky Settles Grievance Over Reporter Reassignments

One of the last remaining battles—for now—has been settled between the company that owns Philly’s two major daily newspapers and the union representing its journalists: […]

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Which Is the Least Violent Neighborhood in Philadelphia County?

That would be West Mt. Airy, according to the what Technically Philly’s Juliana Reyes calls the Inquirer’s “beautiful” crime app. “In the last 30 days, […]