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Bill Sidler, Lori Howlett, Gretchen Sidler, and Dorrie Dillagoue came together with their running group for an afternoon of tacos and drinks at Tacohocken. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

How media startups in the Philly suburbs are trying to fill the local news ‘void’

Dozens of media startups in Pa. are trying to fill gaps in coverage, while battling the same financial challenges that undercut the newspaper business.

6 years ago

Listen 4:48
The Pottstown Mercury and the Times Herald of Norristown, both owned by Alden Global Capital, often publish the same stories by the same reporters. On a recent Monday, Evan Brandt had front page stories in both papers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Who’s filling the local news void in Philly’s suburbs?

As local newspapers Philly suburbs continue to shrink, dozens of scrappy, new media startups have risen to fill the gaps in coverage. What that means for your community.

Air Date: June 27, 2019

Listen 12:43
(Skyline photo: Mark Henninger)
Community
Billy Penn

Billy Penn Awards: Brought to you by cheesesteaks, hoagies, innovators and makers

The Billies are a festive fundraiser for local news.

6 years ago

(Courtesy Root Quarterly and Dosage)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Long live print? Two new arts and culture mags hit Philly this year

The backers of Root Quarterly and Dosage are investing in glossies.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams, pictured here in 2018 (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Retribution? Jewell Williams might pull sheriff sale ads from newspapers after primary defeat

The department is “reevaluating” the nearly $8 million it spends annually to advertise auctions in local newspapers — with an eye toward cancelling some ad buys.

6 years ago

(Flickr Creative Commons)
Community
Billy Penn

Why the Inquirer is replacing Philly.com

On the eve of its 190th birthday, the region’s largest newspaper it making a huge online change.

6 years ago

(photo credit, Big Stocks)
Radio Times
Health

Kids and screens

Children spend a lot of time on screens, which worries many parents. We discuss the effects of screens on kids' mental, physical, emotional, and social health

Air Date: May 28, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:28
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott answers questions during a May 21 news conference. Scott has apologized for a raid on a freelance journalist's home. (Eric Risberg/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

San Francisco police chief apologizes for raid on home of freelance journalist

The chief of the San Francisco Police Department, Bill Scott, issued an apology Friday for a recent raid on the home of a freelance journalist.

6 years ago

(Associated Press/File)
Money
Billy Penn

Journalism job cuts: Philly Inquirer plans buyouts to reduce newsroom staff

Rumor was 10% of the workforce would be slashed. Management disputes that figure.

6 years ago

WHYY received citations for Outstanding News Operation, Best Continuing Coverage, and Best Spot News Coverage, winning the media editors’ Joe Snyder Award for Outstanding News Service. (WHYY)
Community

WHYY wins top radio news honors from AP media editors group

Citations for Outstanding News Operation, Best Continuing Coverage, and Best Spot News Coverage are among those received.

7 years ago

The Pottstown Mercury and the Times Herald of Norristown, both owned by Alden Global Capital, often publish the same stories by the same reporters. On a recent Monday, Evan Brandt had front page stories in both papers. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

In Philly suburbs, readers see more ‘ghost newspapers’ as hedge funds cut costs

After years of newspaper mergers and layoffs across the Philly region, the ripple effects in Montgomery County explain what you may be seeing in your town.

7 years ago

Listen 5:32
Solomon Jones, co-moderator, seated with a sub-panel, during Courageous Conversations: Reimagining Race and Education forum at Enon Tabernacle Church, on Thursday night. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Columnist Solomon Jones will return to WURD to host morning radio show

WHYY and Philly.com columnist and commentator Solomon Jones will host “Wake Up With WURD” starting May 6.

7 years ago

Author and historian Ron Chernow speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump rallies supporters as White House correspondents’ gala celebrates a free press

Separate events held Saturday evening in the nation's capital and a Wisconsin arena painted two divergent pictures of the press.

7 years ago

The photos of five people slain in the Capital Gazette newsroom adorn candles at a vigil in June. The attack was mentioned in the analysis of Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom Index. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
NPR
Community

The U.S. now ranks as a ‘problematic’ place for journalists

The United States has become a less safe place for journalists, and the threats they face are becoming the standard, according to a new report.

7 years ago

A makeshift memorial is seen at the scene outside the office building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday.
Community

Group: Americas saw greatest deterioration of press freedom

The report said that never before in the United States have journalists been subjected to so many death threats or turned so often to private security companies for protection

7 years ago

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