The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Wednesday, November 16, 2005  

THEY’RE DROPPING LIKE FLIES
Whither -- Or Wither -- Philadelphia’s Top Papers?

The brain -- and talent -- drain continues at Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., the Knight-Ridder Inc. subsidiary that publishes both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News.

I haven’t been keeping as close track as I should, but based on material made available in the Inquirer, the casualties, or better, maybe, the beneficiaries, of the company’s ridiculously misguided downsizing of the editorial staffs at both papers, include Jane Eisner, a columnist whose departure will disappoint a handful of readers here and there (not that I know any), and as we learned today, Lucia Herndon, whom I will miss considerably.

There are more to come, to be sure, and if anyone wants to share with me prepublication rumors of impending departures, click here.

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