
Media
Metro Philly is hiring, rebooting Philadelphia newsroom under new family owners
The expansion bucks the downward trend in local news.
5 years ago
Camden County GOP offers apology, deletes Muslim-bashing Facebook posts
The party chairman denied the county GOP had made the posts, suggesting it could have been the work of a member of the public.
5 years ago
Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion
Facebook said in a statement that it was enforcing its policies to prevent confusion over the 2020 census, which begins for most people next week.
5 years ago
Twitter vows that as disinformation tactics change, its policies will keep pace
Twitter's new policy attempts to flag and provide greater context for content that the platform believes to have been "significantly and deceptively altered or fabricated."
5 years ago
Barstool Sports’ new Pennsylvania investor says no more harassment. Will the bro brand follow suit?
Penn National will soon own 50% of the self-described “pop culture blog.”
5 years ago
Western Pa. native, B. Smith, model turned lifestyle guru, dead at 70
Model, restaurateur and lifestyle guru Barbara "B." Smith has died at her Long Island home, her family announced in a statement on social media.
5 years ago
What is it about Valentine’s Day that makes great public radio hosts?
Fresh Air’s Terry Gross was born on Feb. 14 — and so were two of her most prominent colleagues.
5 years ago
McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection
The publisher of the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and dozens of other newspapers across the country is filing for bankruptcy protection.
5 years ago
Kirk Douglas, Hollywood tough guy and ‘Spartacus’ superstar, dies at 103
Douglas was often cast as a troubled tough guy in films, most famously as a rebellious Roman slave named Spartacus. Offscreen, he was devoted to family and charity.
5 years ago
Rush Limbaugh says he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
He said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions on Jan. 20, after he became concerned earlier that month that something was wrong.
5 years ago
PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer dies at 85
Jim Lehrer, co-host and later host of the nightly PBS "NewsHour" that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events, has died, PBS said Thursday. He was 85.
5 years ago
Heshimu Jaramogi, leader of multimedia journalism in Philadelphia, has died
Longtime journalist Heshimu Jaramogi, considered a forefather of multi-media journalism in Philadelphia, died Tuesday after a brief battle with colon cancer.
5 years ago
TikTok teens: How Philly highschoolers get millions of followers to watch their every move
It’s all about connecting with your audience, local softboys say.
5 years ago
Facebook again declines to limit political ad targeting
And it still won't fact check them, as it's faced pressure to do.
5 years ago
Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion
In the decade drawing to a close, the conversation about diversity and inclusion moved to the front burner of our popular culture as never before.
6 years ago