Philadelphia Daily News

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

Will Bunch | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment


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.

Philadelphia Newspapers' Creditors Get Higher Bid

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media


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

The Real Reason They Want ACORN to Fail

Will Bunch | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


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.

Philadelphia Newspapers Hope For Debt-Free Bankruptcy

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media


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

Giving Away Free Netbooks to Save America's Newsrooms

Will Bunch | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media


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.

What Battered Newsrooms Can Learn From Stewart's CNBC Takedown

Will Bunch | Posted 04.05.2009 | Media


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.

Philadelphia Daily News To Be Edition Of Inquirer

AP | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media


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

Philadelphia Newspapers Owner Files For Bankruptcy Protection

AP | BOB LENTZ | Posted 03.25.2009 | Media


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

Taking Papers Private No Easier Than Running Them Publicly

Fortune | Devin Leonard | Posted 06.18.2008 | Business


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...

Philadelphia Newspapers Run Ads For Fake Airline Derrie-Air

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media


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