Inquirer
Q&A: I Asked Dan Gross to Tell Me What His Awesome New Job Is
Earlier today, Daily News gossip columnist Dan Gross announced via email that he has taken a buyout and will be leaving the newspaper on February […]
Gun Advocates Fight Back with Strategically Placed Philly.com Ads
Talk about targeted advertising. The accompanying piece, by the way, reported that February’s Eastern Sports and Outdoor show, held in Harrisburg, will not sell assault […]
No One is Coming to Save Philadelphia Newspapers
Well, now we know: There will be no white knight to save Philadelphia’s two major daily newspapers. That was always the hope of course, that […]
Owners Threaten to “Liquidate” Inky, Daily News Without Immediate Union Concessions
The new owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News are threatening to become the former owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News unless […]
After Traffic Court Corruption Report Leaked, Justice Removed From Oversight
Now this is how we do it in Philadelphia! You may remember a few months back, a private report documenting widespread corruption and ticket-fixing was […]
Richard Ben Cramer, Who Won Pulitzer at Inky, Is Dead
Richard Ben Cramer, widely regarded as one of the best political correspondents of his time, died Monday of cancer. The journalist won a Pulitzer in […]
Philly.com to Split from Inquirer and Daily News
It’s hard to keep up with all the changes at the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, what with all the layoffs, buyouts, redesigns, unfortunate staff […]
Philly.com Sucks Less, Still Needs Improvement
We spend a lot of time in these parts documenting and lamenting the decline of quality Philadelphia journalism, so let’s celebrate and give credit on […]
Monica Yant Kinney: “The Newspaper Industry Is Getting Smaller”
In yet another blow to the Inquirer’s editorial ranks, must-read metro columnist Monica Yant Kinney is leaving daily journalism for the Ivy-covered towers of Penn. […]
The Inquirer or the Philly Mob: Which Will Die First?
If you’ve been searching for Pulitzer-nominated mob reporter George Anastasia’s expert coverage of the Joseph Ligambi trial in the Philadelphia Inquirer, you’re looking in the […]
Inky Owners Sue Bart Blatstein
Interstate General Media Sues Bart Blatstein. The owners of the Inquirer say they deserve their security deposit back from the time period when they rented […]
Former Inquirer Editor the Most Clueless Man in America
Or so his wife says. Vernon Loeb, the former deputy managing editor at the Inky and current Washington Post metro editor who co-wrote the the […]
Petraeus Lives in Philly???!!!
If this isn’t an endearingly Philly headline, I don’t know what is: “Petraeus email trail has Philly link.” No matter what the big national story […]
Philly Newspapers Are Dying Faster Than Almost Every Other Major Newspaper in the Country
Now that Sandy has receded and the election is over, it’s time to turn our attention to another disaster: The incredible shrinking circulation of Philadelphia’s […]
Inky Series Said to Cause Prison Overcrowding
Phawker writer Jeff Deeney reports on conditions at Philadelphia’s House of Corrections, a jail built to hold a maximum capacity of 1,200 prisoners. On a […]