Media
TV News Is Broken and The Ratings Suck. So Tell Your Own Story.
For most of my adult life, I have been a walking billboard for media access. A week doesn’t go buy that someone stops me to […]
Rutgers Prof Calls Rolling Stone Camden Article “Poverty Porn”
Stephen Danley is Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Rutgers University in Camden, and he has some serious issues with the Rolling Stone […]
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 […]
Joe Jonas on Disney: “I Had to Shave Every Day”
If you aren’t quite feeling like time is passing you by, a simple reminder that Britney Spears turned 32 this past Monday may be enough […]
Chris Christie Is GQ’s “Boss of the Year”
If Chris Christie wasn’t crazy about this magazine cover, he’s probably not going to be wild about his latest national magazine PR either. Per GQ, […]
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, […]
Someone Wake Me When the JFK Assassination Anniversary Is Over
Every year, on November 22nd, I break out my trusty cone of silence to avoid the ridiculous overhyping of the JFK assassination anniversary. But this […]
NEast Philly Is Folding
After five years of publication, the website NEast Philly is shutting down at the end of the year. Here’s what editor/owner Shannon McDonald had to […]
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 […]
Testimony Ends in Inky Court Case; Is a Settlement in the Offing?
Testimony has ended in the court case involving the Inquirer’s owners and the firing of former editor Bill Marimow. Dan Fee, a spokesman for the […]
Temple Interns Begin Return to “Apartheid Era” Inquirer
The Temple News today reports on the end of an era we hadn’t quite known existed: Journalism students at the university had been discouraged—since last […]