Philadelphia Daily News

Man Fatally Crushed At Newsprint Plant

AP | Posted 05.18.2012

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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — A railroad engineer near Philadelphia has been killed by a roll of newsprint that fell out of a boxcar and crushed him. ...

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Philly Papers Sold

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 06.02.2012

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group of powerful local business leaders announced Monday that it had bought Philadelphia's two largest newspapers from hedge ...

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Philadelphia Papers Nearing Sale

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.30.2012

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's two largest newspapers could trade hands Monday for the fifth time in six years. Several powerful ...

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Philly Newspapers Cutting More Jobs, Drawing Protests Over Censorship Claims

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

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PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia's two largest newspapers are shedding another 37 newsroom jobs by next month. Philadelphia Media Network operates The Ph...

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Award-Winning Sportswriter Accused Of Child Molestation

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 12.21.2011

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According to a report by Deadspin, the sports world is about to be rocked by another child sex abuse scandal. Following quickly on the heels of the sc...

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Philadelphia Papers Moving To Old Department Store

AP | Posted 01.14.2012

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PHILADELPHIA — The company that owns The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News is moving the newspapers to a former department store...

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If You Can't Beat 'Em: Newspapers To Sell Android Tablets

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 09.10.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — The city's two major newspapers said Monday that they will give heavily-discounted Android tablet computers to paid digital subsc...

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New Era As Philly Newspaper Now Owned By Lenders

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News are starting a new era under the control of their former creditors. The lenders include...

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93-Year-Old Philanthropist Mounts Solo Bid For Philly Newspapers

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — Philanthropist Raymond Perelman has mounted a solo bid of at least $50 million as he fights creditors for control of Philadelphia...

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Calling Specter Out for Calling Sestak Out

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe The Nerd Ferraro

Specter, back in the day, if nothing else, was disciplined. This whole thing should backfire on Specter as a way to get sympathy. It just makes him look pathetic.

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Philadelphia Newspapers Bankruptcy: Creditors Win Bid, Publisher Loses Papers

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Creditors won the frenzied bankruptcy auction for Philadelphia's two major newspapers with a $139 million bid on Wednesday, despite l...

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Philadelphia Newspapers' Creditors Get Higher Bid

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — A local group sweetened its bid for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News on Wednesday, saying it would pay anoth...

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How Philadelphia Got Its Groove Back -- And Why N.Y. Is Jealous

Will Bunch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Bunch

New York became a black-hole-like force, sucking the energy from Philadelphia, stealing everything from our college grads to tourists. New York got Broadway, the UN, the World's Fair -- and baseball.

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The Real Reason They Want ACORN to Fail

Will Bunch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Bunch

The reality -- that ACORN is an established group with worthy goals and some success but also poor management -- is not what's driving the story. Conservatives want to destroy ACORN and the things it does. Period.

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Philadelphia Newspapers Hope For Debt-Free Bankruptcy

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — Two large Philadelphia daily newspapers hope to emerge from bankruptcy debt-free by paying creditors $37 million in cash plus rea...

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Giving Away Free Netbooks to Save America's Newsrooms

Will Bunch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Bunch

What if newsrooms put their remaining muscle behind a program to provide information to the public and close the digital divide at the same time? That's "social benefit" we can believe in.

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What Battered Newsrooms Can Learn From Stewart's CNBC Takedown

Will Bunch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Bunch

Jon Stewart's epic, eight-minute takedown of CNBC's clueless, in-the-tank reporting of inflatable bubbles and blowhard CEOs shouldn't be viewed as a stick in the eye -- but a teachable moment.

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Philadelphia Daily News To Be Edition Of Inquirer

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — The company that owns both the Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer will start publishing the tabloid Daily News...

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Philadelphia Newspapers Owner Files For Bankruptcy Protection

AP | BOB LENTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — The owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday in an effort...

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Taking Papers Private No Easier Than Running Them Publicly

Fortune | Devin Leonard | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Brian Tierney was pretty cocky when he and a group of investors bought the Philadelphia Inquirer and its sister, the tabloid Dai...

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Philadelphia Newspapers Run Ads For Fake Airline Derrie-Air

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — Derrie-Air has been exposed. Readers of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News opened their papers Friday to see a...

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