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The Beginning of the End? US Postal Service Will Stop Delivering Saturday Mail
Neither snow nor rain nor heat…nor weekends. That’ll be the new motto of the US Postal Services beginning in August, when they start cutting all […]
The Inky’s Annette John-Hall Leaves “Liquidation” Behind
For Inquirer Metro columnist Annette John-Hall, “liquidation” was the tipping point. When new ownership threatened last month to “liquidate” the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and […]
Rutgers Professor Wants to Run for President of Iran
No, this isn’t like some former senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School becoming the first black president of the United States. This […]
Chinese Hackers Now Infiltrating Wall Street Journal Too
A couple days ago, the New York Times featured a truly weird and fascinating report about a bunch of Chinese hackers who were in their […]
Why the Myth of the Liberal Press Persists
About a year ago, I wrote something nice—or, at least, not overly insulting—about the Philadelphia Inquirer and the need for its continued survival. In response, […]
Newspaper Union Agreement Reached: The Inquirer and Daily News Will Exist for Two More Years
Three weeks after the Inquirer owners threatened to liquidate the papers and two weeks after Newspaper Guild president and Daily News gossip columnist Dan Gross […]
Website and Petition to “Save Philly Newspapers” Is Launched
A new website called “SavePhillyPapers.org” has launched. You can surmise its purpose. According to an email circulated by newspaper guild Executive Director Bill Ross, the […]
Newspapers, Union At Odds Over Seniority
Dan Denvir reports that the Newspaper Guild believes that Interstate General Media—owner of the Inky, Daily News, and Philly.com—is trying to sneak a provision into […]
Four Years After “Tainted Justice,” Police Still Working, Victims Waiting for Results
Remember “Tainted Justice?” It was the (deservedly) Pulitzer Prize-winning Daily News series by Barbara Laker and the now-departed Wendy Ruderman, uncovering Shield-like corruption in the […]
Newspaper Guild Opens Negotiations With Interstate General
Poynter reports: The Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia and Interstate General Media “agreed to begin early bargaining on a new contract,” Guild Executive Director Bill […]
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 […]
Daily News’ Dan Gross Resigns, Takes Buyout [UPDATED]
If you depend on Daily News gossip columnist Dan Gross for your updates on who’s getting divorced, what celebrity was seen at Parc and which […]
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 […]
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 […]