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Katz Pledges $77 Million for Inquirer, Daily News

CBS Philly reports that minority owner Lewis Katz has pledged to pay at least $77 million to acquire the Inquirer and Daily News outright. The pledges […]

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Chuck Stone, RIP

Chuck Stone, the first African American columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists, has died at age […]

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Arson at Councilwoman’s House Generates Unstated-But-Implied Conspiracy Theorizing

Unusual story from the Daily News today, in that it lays out a few pieces of evidence without directly saying what those pieces, taken together, […]

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The Last Days of Bill Conlin

A year and a half ago, I flew down to Largo, Florida, and knocked on Bill Conlin’s door. It was early evening, and I couldn’t […]

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The Best Daily Paper in Town Is the Philadelphia Daily News*

First of all, let’s grant that journalists take awards way too seriously — but for obvious reasons: Circulation reports and page-view analytics don’t always provide […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker’s Busted

Warts and all. That’s what you see of the Daily News’ crack reporting duo, Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker, in their new book, Busted. These are the […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: All the Amazing Things Your Body Does While You Sleep

• John Mayer was right—your body is a wonderland. I mean, just look at all the amazing things it does while you’re asleep! [Huffington Post]

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Newsroom Shaken by Norcross Campaign Solicitation

This is what inevitably comes of having a political boss as a newspaper owner, perhaps: The newsrooms of the Inquirer and Daily News are again […]

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Seamus McCaffery Accuses Inky, Daily News of Libel

Law 360 (paywall) reports that Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery has announced plans to sue the Inquirer and Daily News for libel. The announcement […]

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First-Ever Inquirer and Daily News Performance Reviews Rankle Newsroom

In many workplaces, job evaluations are part of the routine, a once-a-year cause for heartburn and/or celebration of another year of hard work completed. The […]

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Former Fumo Aide Faces Congressional Scrutiny

The former Vince Fumo aide who reportedly spied on Ed Rendell for the now-disgraced senator is coming under Congressional scrutiny. Christian Marrone now serves as […]

Be Well Philly

Main Line Health Will No Longer Hire Smokers, Starting in May

Almost exactly one year after the University of Pennsylvania Health System announced a move to weed out tobacco users from its payroll, Main Line Health just released details […]

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Black & White and Dead All Over? The “Darth Vader of Journalism” Strikes Back

In the fall of 2007, I was asked to interview Norman Mailer at a Free Library book event. At the cocktail reception beforehand, I found […]

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While Owners Feud, Inky and Daily News Suffer

Morale is busted, advertisers uncertain, and Philadelphia’s newspapers are edging closer to another bankruptcy, lawyers for the papers’ feuding owners said in documents filed with […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: Could Regular Yoga Practice Replace Your Coffee Habit?

• Put down the coffee mug and pick up the yoga mat: A study shows yoga decreases fatigue by nearly 60 percent! [Prevention]