The government has the duty to prove why a record should be withheld — and courts are increasingly insisting that they meet it.
By Todd Shepherd
Thom Nickels: The pretzel, the pain, and the prose — Pete Dexter’s Philadelphia years
For a writer, the ability to entertain readers doesn’t require a pronounced accent or a certain pose while smoking a […]
Jeff Hurvitz: Curb your hyperbole
Several weeks ago, President Trump invited HBO’s Bill Maher to be a guest of his at the White House. A […]
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
Your new way around your algorithm’s news bias
If you’re reading this, you already know we’re the only place you can find certain stories in Pennsylvania—the ones other […]
Frank Speidel: A white rose for Margaret
“One musn’t overrate the culture of what used to be called ‘top people’ before the wars. They had charming manners, […]
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 […]
Stephen F. Gambescia: The changing place of the thoughtful op-ed
On March 13, 2005, the Philadelphia Inquirer published on its Commentary page an excerpt from “web pundit” Matthew Yglesias, in […]
New Pa. news outlet spends $1M-plus on Facebook political posts boosting Kamala Harris, local Democrats
An online news outlet open about its leftward partisan bias is also spending well over a million dollars this year […]
Jeff Hurvitz: Yesterday’s parody is today’s reality
For 50 years, Saturday Night Live has presented the comedic news parody “Weekend Update.” The original opening line by its […]