There aren’t that many daring “street activist” conservatives in Philadelphia who’ve adopted an in-your-face style that’s decidedly leftist in its […]
Thom Nickels: When Walt Whitman came to Germantown
The poet Walt Whitman visited Germantown on a number of occasions. Perhaps his most noteworthy visit was recorded by Katherine […]
Jeff Cole: Names will never hurt
A widely respected, even beloved colleague stands in the glare of klieg lights delivering her live report with Philadelphia’s City […]
Thom Nickels: John Guinther, the Philadelphia journalist who took on a DA and won
Guinther’s investigation of the Ferber case won him a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
By Thom Nickels
A turning point for local journalism — welcome to Fideri News Network
From the founding of our republic, the health of our civic life has rested upon a simple but profound truth: […]
Broad + Liberty unites with Access Network in strategic acquisition, creating one of PA’s largest native digital media audiences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2025 PHILADELPHIA, PA – Two of the region’s fastest-growing media companies, Broad + Liberty and […]
LNP denies trying to ‘water down’ or ‘silence’ Smucker op-ed, despite wanting to ‘qualify’ it
According to a May 9 editorial in LNP|Lancaster Online, “It’s been a devastating and frightening year, to say the least, for transgender people.” […]
Thom Nickels: Student journalism in the 1970s at The New Price Review
A lot has changed in journalism in the last fifty years
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: Where do dead journalists go?
Where do dead journalists go? Presumably they go where everyone else goes, but in the competitive fishbowl world of Philly […]
Beth Ann Rosica: The biggest winner of this week’s election is the alternative media
There were big winners and losers this week, but perhaps the most important victory goes to the alternative media outlets […]