Philly’s 2 largest newspapers are donated to a local nonprofit

Note: This piece was updated on Feb. 1 to reflect comments from David Haas, a board member for Media Impact Funders and a member of the board of managers for the Institute for Journalism in New Media. Last week, in a bold move to save Philadelphia’s three largest, most influential journalistic entities, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News and their main website, Philly.com, were donated to a philanthropic organization by their owner, H. F. “Gerry” Lenfest. Read More