Philadelphia Inquirer

Daily News, Inquirer Sale Plan OK'd by Bankruptcy Judge

Stevie Converse — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:06:31 -0400

Full article: Philadelphia Daily News
Bob Warner
A federal bankruptcy judge approved a plan to bring the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer out of Chapter 11 with a sale to a coalition of investment firms, willing to put up $105 million in cash for the newspapers and their Web site, Philly.com.

New Owners of Philadelphia Daily News Send Letter on Layoffs

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:28:44 -0400

Full article: Philadelphia Inquirer
Nathan Gorenstein
A week after the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com were sold at auction, employees are receiving a letter warning of possible layoffs, though the new owners say that it is a federally required technicality and that no job cuts are planned.

Creditors Move to Halt Newspapers' Campaign

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:44:25 -0400

Full article: Philadelphia Inquirer
Christopher K. Hepp
Philadelphia Newspapers' "Keep It Local!" campaign "undercuts the integrity of the bankruptcy process" by unfairly benefiting current management while "demonizing" potential out-of-town bidders, according to a creditors' motion filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Ire Over a Columnist, an Author of Torture Memos

Stevie Converse — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:23:29 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Richard Perez-Pena
When the Philadelphia Inquirer hired as its new opinion columnist John C. Yoo, an author of the Bush administration's widely criticized legal memos on harsh interrogation techniques, it was probably inevitable that the decision would draw complaints.

Media Torture

Stevie Converse — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:09:30 -0400

Full article: Media Channel
Rory O'Connor
What is it about torture that is so seductive to our mainstream media? The Philadelphia Inquirer has had torture architect John Yoo on its payroll as a columnist since last year. Defending torture -- and the torturers -- is now a long accepted practice in American journalism.

Philadelphia Daily News to Be Edition of Inquirer

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:26:07 -0500

Full article: Associated Press
The company that owns both the Philadelphia Daily News and the Philadelphia Inquirer will start publishing the tabloid Daily News as an edition of the broadsheet Inquirer starting March 30.

Boss Got Raise as Philly Papers Tanked

Stevie Converse — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:06:36 -0500

Full article: Forbes
William P. Barrett
As the parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News slid toward the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing it made over the weekend, one employee did well on the pay front: CEO Brian P. Tierney. His pay was boosted just two months ago by 38 percent to $850,000.

More Newspapers File for Chapter 11

Stevie Converse — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:55:07 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Shira Ovide
The bankruptcy filings of Philadelphia's two major newspapers and Journal Register Co., publisher of the New Haven Register and 19 other dailies, marks the latest in a wave of companies crushed by corporate debt and is likely a sign of more pain to come.

Philly Papers, Journal Register File for Bankruptcy

Stevie Converse — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:23:21 -0500

Full article: Media Post
Erik Sass
Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, the publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, and the Journal Register Co. have filed for bankruptcy.

Carol Horner, Longtime Journalist, Dies at 63

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:00:47 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Carol Horner, director of a Maryland journalism institute and a former longtime Philadelphia Inquirer reporter, has died. She was 63.