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This combination of file photos shows Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, speaking at a campaign rally Erie, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2024, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking a campaign rally in Uniondale, N.Y., on Sept.18, 2024.
Community

Editor’s note: 2024 marked an exceptional year of storytelling at WHYY News

Donald Trump’s historic re-election, a wacky billboard dating ad and the future of suburban malls were some of the year’s most read stories.

5 months ago

Shown is the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Philadelphia skyline as seen from the Cramer Hill Waterfront Park in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Community

Opinion: Immigrants are essential to Philadelphia’s economic growth and prosperity

Immigrants drive job creation, start new businesses and bring innovative ideas that benefit everyone in the city, says Anuj Gupta, president and CEO of The Welcoming Center.

8 months ago

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From top left to top right and bottom left to bottom right, Cris Barrish, Kenny Cooper, Madhu Bora, Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, Emily Neil, Meir Rinde, Mark Eichmann, Jamila Bey, Sarah Mueller, David Matthau, P. Kenneth Burns, and Tom Macdonald (WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Editor’s note: Meet the WHYY News politics team

You can depend on the WHYY News politics team for reporting on the latest developments in national and regional races.

11 months ago

(From top left to bottom left) WHYY News staffers Cris Barrish, Madhu Bora, Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Heather Chin, Amanda Fitzpatrick, and Carmen Russell-Sluchansky.
Community

Editor’s note: WHYY News team welcomes journalists, celebrates noteworthy storytelling in 2023

WHYY journalism was recognized with numerous national and local awards this year.

1 year ago

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Young, Unhoused and Unseen
Community

Editor’s note: Gen Z is our future and the invisible plight of youth homelessness is examined with active listening in news reporting

WHYY News and Temple Logan Center report on the impacts of youth homelessness on children and young adults up to age 24.

1 year ago

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Community

Editor’s note: Civic dialogue will take root in newsrooms in 2024

Civic dialogue in news promotes the next level of public service journalism.

1 year ago

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Spotlight PA

How Spotlight PA’s nonpartisan journalism cuts through the noise and gets results

No matter the issue or political party, Spotlight PA’s relentless reporting demands the truth and drives real change.

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

How your support of free and fearless journalism can help preserve our democracy

This month we celebrate Democracy Day as a commitment to the preservation of our freedoms.

2 years ago

Care, Not Control youth leaders (including Bre Stoves- center) pose during a pop-up performance of music from Care, Not Control: The Album in North Philadelphia. (Courtesy of Naomieh Jovin)
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Politics & Policy
Eyes on the Street

Why Philly’s youth need to be included in the next mayor’s plan to stop violence

We're seeing increased "tough on crime" talk from certain candidates, but they don't understand the harms of increased policing, writes organizer Bre Stoves.

2 years ago

Pa. capitol building at night
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Secrecy is too often the norm in Pennsylvania state and local governments

Some government officials find every reason to delay or deny access to public records, then use taxpayer dollars to fight the public in court. Spotlight PA is fighting back.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A Roosevelt Blvd. subway is not guaranteed, but community input could help

One year ago, the Roosevelt Boulevard subway was a distant dream. Now, a study is underway and enthusiasm is high, writes Jay Arzu.

2 years ago

SEPTA riders board a bus in Center City, Philadelphia, on April 19, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly City Council can help SEPTA’s bus network better serve the city

Philadelphia City Council can be doing a lot more to support bus riders in the city, help speed up buses, and work toward transit equity.

2 years ago

Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood is seen at 10th and Cuthbert streets
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Opinion: Why the proposed 76ers arena is a false solution to dead zone on Market East

The proposed 76ers arena threatens to repeat the years of misguided development that created the dead zone on Market Street, writes Akira Drake Rodriguez.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

Philadelphia real estate market is returning to ‘normal’

Home buying is more predictable as the Philadelphia real estate market recovers from the COVID-19 uncertainty.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Florida-based real estate firm is the latest to unfairly extract wealth from Black homeowners in Philadelphia

Ira Goldstein and Mitchell Little write that the latest attack on Black Philadelphians’ homeownership and wealth accumulation is a company called MV Realty.

2 years ago

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