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1. Behind the News

   Local Flavor

   September 3, 2009 03:23 PM

   The owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News hope that local newspapers won’t be going out of season any time soon. In a bid to bolster their position in bankruptcy proceedings, the owners of Philadelphia’s two daily... Continue reading

2. Behind the News

   Brother’s Keeper

   June 15, 2009 02:00 PM

   Personal rivalries have spiraled into defamation at a Spanish-language newspaper in Philadelphia. In April, Al Día, the area’s largest-circulation Latino community paper, paid out $210,000 after losing a libel suit to former city solicitor Kenneth Trujillo. It’s a big story... Continue reading

3. Behind the News

   Murder Ballads

   May 12, 2009 02:14 PM

   On a bright Tuesday morning in Guayaquil, photographer Daniella Vacy and reporter Yadira Yesca slid out of a small four by four vehicle and headed towards the entrance of the police morgue. Staffers at Extra, a popular Ecuadorian tabloid,... Continue reading

4. Guide to Online News Startups

   Technically Philly

   May 2, 2011 04:17 PM

   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — Like so many young journalism school graduates, Sean Blanda, Brian James Kirk, and Christopher Wink could not find jobs in 2008. Philadelphia's... Continue reading

5. Guide to Online News Startups

   Philadelphia Neighborhoods

   March 25, 2011 03:05 AM

   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — Philadelphia Neighborhoods is a news website reporting on the city's poor and working class neighborhoods, produced by undergraduate journalism students at Temple... Continue reading

6. Guide to Online News Startups

   PlanPhilly

   March 25, 2011 03:02 AM

   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — PlanPhilly is a news website providing in-depth coverage of the city's built environment. The site was launched in 2006 to cover... Continue reading

7. Guide to Online News Startups

   ecoRI

   March 24, 2011 10:41 PM

   PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — Frank Carini, a Boston native with an accent to match, has gone from sports writing to composting. He founded ecoRI.com in... Continue reading