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Watch: Daily News Writer Makes Cameo in Crazy Sheen vs. Jordan Basketball Game

Yesterday, Grantland tracked down a video from the late '80s in which Michael Jordan plays Charlie and Martin Sheen in a basketball game. Yes. Things that will delight you: Emcee Dick Van Patten's throwback New York accent, the Sheens in short shorts, Michael Jordan driving an oddly cramped and modest vehicle. Thing that will delight you additionally if you're from Philly: A cameo by longtime Daily News sports columnist Stan Hochman, who serves as the match's official prognosticator. He appears at the 1:45 mark.
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JQhRklAIqa0
 
 
The program "War of the Stars" pitted the Sheens and Michael Jordan in three separate events: Free throws,

Good Circulation News for Philly Papers?

Oh lordy. Look at that. There appears to be some good news—at long last—for Philadelphia’s two major daily newspapers.

 

Granted, that good news wasn’t easy to find when the Alliance for Audited Media released its latest circulation numbers on Tuesday: The numbers appeared mighty grim for the Inquirer and Daily News—a combined 5.7 percent circulation drop during the year ended March 30, nearly 20,000 Philadelphians apparently deciding to give up the newspaper habit. The Sunday edition news appeared even worse: A 7.7 percent decline during the year, a loss of 40,000 readers. In a failing industry, those numbers appeared to show Philadelphia newspapers failing faster, once again.

Hey Twentysomethings: Here Are 16 Things You Can Do With the Sunday Inquirer

As my colleague Joel Mathis reported last week, the launch of the Daily News and Inquirer paywalled websites isn't just about pageviews. It's also about trying to sell some more newspapers, since print products are still the lifeblood of any legacy media organization (including this website's parent mag). The new all-access digital subscription plans are cheapest if you get one weekend paper delivered. No brainer in terms of economical value.
 
 
It's a little backwards, though, if you consider that young people are most likely to want the cheapest subscription price. They're also the folks least likely to want a physical paper dropped on their stoop every Saturday or Sunday. Here, 16 creative ways to repurpose the stack of dead trees you've opted-in to.

The New Inquirer and Daily News Websites Are Finally Live! [Updated]

The brand-spankin' new websites for the Inky and the Daily News are officially live. As my colleague Joel Mathis noted last week, the DN, decked out it bold-faced red, has retained its familiar tabloid feel, while the Inquirer has a statelier feel. Along with the new sites, of course, are new paywalls, which you'll discover as soon as you attempt to click on articles from Inquirer.com or PhillyDailyNews.com.
 
 
Key takeaways
 
 
Price-wise, your best bet is the same for both papers: Pay $2.50/week and get free digital access and Sunday home delivery. It's actually more expensive to go straight-digital, as the papers are trying

The Inquirer and Daily News Unveil Their New Websites

Well, here it is: Our first glimpse at the future of the Inquirer and the Daily News.

 

Philadelphians have been told for months that after years of sharing Philly.com as the online dumping ground for both newspapers, 2013 would bring two things: 1) Individual websites for both papers, and 2) a paywall that requires users to pay for the content therein. On Thursday—seemingly by accident; both sites are still in "beta previews"—the websites emerged into public view, at Inquirer.com and PhillyDailyNews.com. Barring last-minute problems, the sites should officially launch on Monday.

Iraq Invasion 10 Years Later: Inky and Daily News Front Pages

Ten years ago today, the U.S. went to war with Iraq. Here are the front pages of the Inquirer, the Daily News, and the Harrisburg Patriot-News from March 20th, 2003, announcing the invasion.
 
 
Daily News
 
 
 
 
Inquirer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patriot News
 
 
 
 
Source: Newseum

Inquirer, Daily News Union Deal Has Something Management Has “Long Wanted”

With last night's ratification of a new labor contract, the stage is set for some real fireworks over just what it takes to fire staff at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and philly.com.
 
 
The Philadelphia Newspaper Guild, which represents employees in advertising, editorial, finance, philly.com and circulation, put out an internal bulletin late last night, declaring its members had voted to ratify a new contract with Interstate General Media, its latest parent company, by an overwhelming, nearly six to one margin.

Philly Journalism Woes Continue: “Metropolis” Shutting Down

On the day that the Daily News and Inquirer have reached a temporary armistice with its ownership group, another publication has bitten the dust. In in email accompanying the last issue of the non-profit Philly journalism outfit "Metropolis," editor Tom Ferrick announced he was shutting the venture down.
 
 
Metropolis has been covering Philly for three years, and has been doing important investigative work right up until today's goodbye notice. (See this recent piece on a massive city council slush fund.) But now, Ferrick has decided to call it quits. The website ran on only $80,000 a year, and Ferrick felt he

The Biggest “Lunatic” in Philly Journalism

The most important neighborhood newspapers you're probably not reading are the Germantown Chronicle and the Northwest Independent. One spot in Philadelphia where these papers have become a must-read is City Hall. That’s because no other newspapers in the city, not the Inquirer or Daily News, are working more diligently to uncover the waste, corruption and incompetence of the political machine that runs this city. And it’s really starting to tick off some powerful people.

The Inky’s Annette John-Hall Leaves “Liquidation” Behind

[caption id="attachment_242611" align="alignright" width="220" caption="Annette John-Hall, via Twitter"][/caption]For Inquirer Metro columnist Annette John-Hall, “liquidation” was the tipping point.
 
 
When new ownership threatened last month to “liquidate” the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com unless all unions agreed to immediate concessions—including the Newspaper Guild, whose contract ran until October 2013—John-Hall had had enough. Her farewell column ran Friday.