Media
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 […]
Kermit Gosnell Is Smart, Funny, Warm … and Bent
In the 16 years I’ve been a journalist, no story disturbed me quite as much as my most recent, on Kermit Gosnell. I could recite […]
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 […]
WATCH: TEDx Drexel Got Pranked This Weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yFhR1fKWG0 On Saturday, Drexel University hosted its third TEDx symposium—independently organized TED talks showcasing the same flavor of futurism and technological wowing as the flagship, […]
Wall Street Journal to Wharton: You’re Doomed
The Wall Street Journal reports that Wharton applications are down twelve percent in the last four years. Meanwhile, students find Harvard and Stanford’s MBA programs increasingly desirable. […]
Welcome to the New Phillymag.com
We’ve changed. This week, we roll out a completely redesigned phillymag.com–the product of lots of thinking, lots of conversations, and lots of hard work by […]
The 10 Best Philly News Bloopers of the Last Decade
Before YouTube, TV news bloopers were passed down through newsroom generations via word of mouth. I was working at NBC 10 for less than a […]
The Real Reason the Media Kept Its Distance from the Gosnell Trial
In writing the story of Kermit Gosnell, even in the form of a 13,000 word e-book, there is a lot of material I had to […]
Eagles Fans Don’t Boo Reid, McNabb. Nation Stunned.
And in the end it was all media manufactured hype. Andy Reid walked out of the tunnel to a shower of applause and cheers from […]
“The Voices of Philadelphia”: Mostly Silent?
Of the many reasons that journalists at the Inquirer and Daily News have griped about Philly.com in recent months, “Voices of Philly.com”—a group of mostly […]
Why is CBS Philly Giving Uncritical Coverage to 9/11 Truthers?
Today is Sept. 11—a dozen years have passed since the terror attacks that killed so many people in New York, Washington, and here in Pennsylvania. […]
This Darling Victorian Is Exactly Why Your Mother Wants You to Move to Media
Downtown Media is an easy walk from this charming Victorian home. In addition to walkability, the property features four bedrooms and two full bathrooms which […]
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 […]