Reinvigorating the Philadelphia Inquirer

About this episode

The episode discusses the revitalization of the Philadelphia Inquirer under nonprofit ownership and its recent financial successes.

The Philadelphia Inquirer is a typical big city newspaper that's been in retreat for a generation. Now under a unique nonprofit ownership structure, the Inquirer grew revenue last year and turned an operating profit. CEO Lisa Hughes, the former New Yor...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Morrissey

Guest: Lisa Hughes

Topics covered

• newspaper industry
• nonprofit ownership
• media revenue
• business transformation
• local journalism

Keywords

• Philadelphia Inquirer
• Lisa Hughes
• nonprofit media
• newspaper revenue
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Philadelphia Inquirer, New York

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