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February 15, 2024 | 9:37 AM

‘Bird Town’ Media Borough is hoping to embrace its new designation

Media, Nether Providence, Swarthmore and Springfield Bird Town chapters are hosting an event on Feb. 25 to educate the public about their feathered neighbors.
By Kenny Cooper/WHYY
August 12, 2023 | 7:40 AM

Are youse ready for Delco? A Pennsylvania team is headed to the Little League World Series

The suburban Philadelphia squad advanced after a 2-0 victory Friday over Northwest Washington, D.C., in the Mid-Atlantic Regional championship game in Bristol, Connecticut.

By Dan Gelston/The Associated Press
September 23, 2021 | 9:17 AM

Citizen Hearst

Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst. The model for Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane, he controlled a vast media empire, wielded unprecedented power and influence, and forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.

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January 19, 2021 | 7:40 AM

What people fighting for change today can learn from MLK’s use of media

“He turned out the press … because he was magnetic,” said Michael Days, veteran editor and former vice president for diversity and inclusion at the Philadelphia Media Network.
By Alan Yu/WHYY
November 11, 2020 | 11:49 AM

Gabriel Escobar named The Philadelphia Inquirer’s top editor

As senior vice president and editor, the former foreign correspondent will lead the staff of about 210 reporters, photojournalists, editors, designers and producers.

By The Associated Press
Event Date: 20201008

Toward Racial Justice Series Continues with an Exploration of Race and Identity in the Media

By Staff
September 17, 2020 | 6:41 PM

Former PublicSource reporters publish open letter alleging mistreatment

At PublicSource, there were no concrete policies on sick time, vacation time and no human resources representative.

By Lucy Perkins/WESA
August 10, 2020 | 10:55 AM

Youngstown, Ohio, lost its only paper. A ‘zombie’ news site wants to fill the void

According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 34,000 newspaper jobs were lost between 2004 and 2018.
By Mark Oprea/NPR
August 3, 2020 | 7:39 AM

‘You have these stories’: Philly first to launch national program to diversify media industry

By Ximena Conde/WHYY
June 7, 2020 | 8:34 AM

Philadelphia editor resigns over ‘Buildings Matter’ headline

By The Associated Press
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