Inquirer
Inky Forcing Out the Over-50 Crowd to Hire Younger, Cheaper Reporters?
Late yesterday, longtime Philadelphia Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro found out that he’s been reassigned … to South Jersey. The 64-year-old Wyncote resident isn’t the […]
Stephen A. Smith Used to Wallpaper His Inquirer Cubicle With Racist Hate Mail
Stephen A. Smith Loves Hate Mail. ESPN talking head Stephen A. Smith rose to prominence in the mid ’90s while working as a sports columnist […]
Craig LaBan Named Best Restaurant Critic by Association of Food Journalists
Today, the Association of Food Journalists named the Inquirer‘s Craig LaBan the Best Restaurant Critic in all the land. The prize? A cool $300 and […]
Journal Register Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The Journal Register Company is the latest print publication giant to go up on the chopping block, with its owners recently filing for protection under […]
Inquirer’s Schools Blog Nominated for Online Journalism Award
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a finalist for a 2012 Online Journalism Award handed out by the Online News Association. The Inky and education reporter Kristen […]
The Inquirer and Daily News Are Literally Shrinking
On Tuesday Inquirer editor Bill Marimow and executive editor Stan Wischnowski sent an email to the staff of the Philly dailies to inform them that […]
Will George Norcross Land His Helicopter Atop the Inquirer?
Lots of rumors circling about at the old Strawbridge’s building at 801 Market Street, the new headquarters of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and philly.com. […]
The Inky Should Go Online Only and Other Radical Ideas to Save Philly Newspapers
It’s time to do something different—radically different—to save Philadelphia’s major daily newspapers. This is just a rough estimate, but the Inquirer and Daily News in […]
$28 Million In Cuts Proposed at Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News
Today, the leadership of the Newspaper Guild, the union that represents many employees of the Inquirer, Daily News, and philly.com, sent the following email to […]
Is the Nostalgia Over Yet at the Inquirer and Daily News?
It’s been interesting watching staffers at the Inquirer and Daily News react to news of their office relocation. The move—less than a mile across town—starts […]
Inquirer Leaves Good and Bad Memories at 400 North Broad Street
When it comes to the Inquirer, I have a serious edifice complex. For sheer majesty alone, nothing can replace the iconic Tower of Truth at […]
The Inquirer Breaking News Is News
The Eagles shocked the world last week by announcing that team president Joe Banner was stepping down, the result of either a gradual transition to […]
Inquirer and Daily News Writers Continue Squabble Over Eagles Coverage
Last year Les Bowen—the Eagles beat writer for the Daily News—punched the Inquirer‘s Jeff McLane after the two had a little beef on Twitter. Today, […]
Can the Inquirer Survive on Aging Testosterone?
For a news organization that says it’s all about the future, the Inquirer continues to be stuck in a boys-club mentality from the ’70s. Two […]
Philly Journalism’s New Power Couple
There was a lot of story buried in a piece the Inquirer published in April on one of its brand-new owners, Lewis Katz, the Camden-raised […]