| Inquirer tries new revenue tactics, such as selling column sponsorship
Times are tough at newspapers, and more of them, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, are boosting revenue by selling to advertisers prime space once considered the sacred province of news.
Starting April 15, Inquirer readers will see ads in the bottom right corner of the front page. And, beginning April 30, a new advertising format purchased by Citizens Bank will debut on the front of the weekday Business sections. It will include a Citizens Bank ad across the bottom of the page and another smaller ad in the top corner.
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With $3M in planned upgrades, Times Leader's new owners look forward
The new owners of The (Wilkes-Barre) Times Leader say the change in newspaper ownership has presented challenges but even more opportunities -- even if those opportunities cost more money than anticipated.
“We continually see the chance to grow both in our community and in our industry,” said Times Leader Editor and Publisher Richard L. Connor. “We have recently committed to a capital spending program of over $3 million in the next 18 months and this represents our faith in the newspaper business and in this area.
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Pennsylvania legislators' expenses hitting the Web
More state lawmakers are using the Internet to list expenses such as per diems, state-paid vehicles and office rent.
Freshman Rep. Eugene DePasquale, D-York, got things started in January, when he posted quarterly reports on his Web site.
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Tribune-Review Publishing Co. to buy Daily News of McKeesport
The Tribune-Review Publishing Co. reached an agreement April 13 to purchase The Daily News of McKeesport from the Latrobe Printing and Publishing Co.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Under the agreement, The Daily News will continue to publish six days a week and serve communities in the Monongahela Valley as it has since 1884. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of May.
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Philadelphia Inquirer wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for coverage of Amish school shooting
Staff from The Philadelphia Inquirer are to receive national recognition in the "Deadline Reporting" category for papers with 100,000 daily circulation or higher. The entry -- "A World Apart, Shattered," -- described the chaos wrought upon the small Lancaster County village when a local man killed five young girls and himself.
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Schurz newspapers to cut web to 46"
Schurz Communications Inc. (owner of the Somerset Daily American) announced on April 17 that that its newspapers will be reducing their web width to 46 inches.
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Philly papers fight feds for access to Fumo trial evidence
Lawyers for the Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer filed court papers on April 13 opposing the government's motion to keep evidence out of the public eye in the federal corruption case involving state Sen. Vince Fumo and three associates.
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U.S. appeals court rules contested records in Western Pa. coroner case are public
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled April 12 that the judge hearing criminal charges against former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht will remain on the case.
That was just one of three important decisions contained in the panel's 69-page, precedent-setting opinion.
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Brighter Pennsylvania: Open records is the name of the game
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Daily Local News: State representative calls for "attention" to open records
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Herald-Standard: DeWeese praised for change of heart
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From the Legal Hotline:
Is the Department of Corrections' Sentence Computation Procedures Manual a public record?
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