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Neshaminy School Board Member Wanted Newspaper Editors Prosecuted
We’ve told you before about the administrators at Neshaminy High School in Bucks County. Last year, student editors at The Playwickian banned the word “Redskins” […]
Philadelphia Newspaper Calls Asians “Chinky Winky” and “Dinky Doo”
UPDATE 8/25 1:10 pm: The newspaper editor responsible for the Asian slurs has been fired. For the full story, go here. ORIGINAL: In the August […]
Blatstein Should Use Newspaper Theme for Inky Building Casino
Given that the future of the Inquirer, which yesterday won its 19th Pulitzer Prize, is a crapshoot, it is only fitting that the newspaper’s iconic […]
Matthew McConaughey Bought Nick Foles a Full-Page Newspaper Ad
Nick Foles got an unexpected surprise from a fellow Austin, Texas, native this weekend. Actor Matthew McConaughey bought our Eagles superstar a full-page newspaper ad on Sunday […]
Philly Newspapers Sue Landlord Over Lack of Signage at Headquarters
The Inquirer and Daily News once occupied one of the most easily recognized buildings in Philadelphia — the 18-floor tower on North Broad Street that suggested […]
Newspaper Guild Says It Offered to Buy Out Papers, Was Rebuffed
The union representing the journalists of the Inquirer and Daily News has offered to buy out the current warring ownership, but was rebuffed. Bill Ross, […]
Inquirer Cockfight! How Old, Out-of-Touch Men Ruined a Newspaper
The tragic kabuki dance being played out by the owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer shares a dubious distinction with the Inky staff – all the […]
Inky Journos Just Hoping Owners Don’t Blow Up the Newspapers
The Inquirer reports that Teamsters picketed … the Inquirer on Tuesday, complaining that Publisher Robert C. Hall has made bad business decisions that have deprived […]
Warren Buffett Indulges Newspaper Hobby, Buys Press of Atlantic City
Warren Buffett has a thing for medium-sized regional newspapers. Last winter, he expressed interest in buying the Tribune Company’s Allentown Morning Call. While that deal […]
OPINION: Did a Left Progressive Bias Kill a Local Philly Newspaper?
In the fall of 2014, two young Temple journalism grads took over a weekly community newspaper in Fishtown and relaunched it as the Spirit of […]
Newspaper Guild Accuses Lenfest of Stirring Trouble With Bonus Announcement
Gerry Lenfest was trying to stir trouble when he announced Wednesday that some — but not all — employees of Philadelphia Media Network will get […]
Newspapers Offer Buyout to Older Inquirer, Daily News Workers
Philadelphia Media Network is trying to shed some of its longest-tenured employees — Newspaper Guild members with 25 years or more working for the Inquirer, Daily […]
Newspaper Employee Fired for “Chinky Winky” and “Dinky Doo” Asian Slurs
Just a few days after Philadelphia Public Record publisher Jimmy Tayoun Sr. (pictured) shrugged off the Asian slurs that appeared in last week’s edition of […]
Some Good News for Philadelphia Newspapers: Daily Circulation is Up [Updated]
We told you yesterday that Interstate General Media—the company that owns the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com—was on the verge of profitability for the first […]
Newspapers to Lose Lobby as New Retail Headed to 801 Market Street
In a memo sent to all Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com employees yesterday, publisher Bob Hall announced some new retail for 801 Market Street! He […]