The Philadelphia Inquirer facts for kids
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Philadelphia Media Network |
| Founder(s) | John R. Walker and John Norvell |
| Publisher | Terrance C.Z. Egger |
| Founded | June 1, 1829 (as The Pennsylvania Inquirer) |
| Headquarters | 801 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 158,546 daily 312,197 Sunday |
| Sister newspapers | Philadelphia Daily News |
| ISSN | 0885-6613 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the United States. Owned by the local group Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC, The Inquirer has the nineteenth largest average weekday U.S. newspaper circulation and has won eighteen Pulitzer Prizes.
Awards
| Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The Philadelphia Inquirer | ||||
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| Year | Award | Person(s) | Work | |
| 1975 | National Reporting | Donald Barlett and James B. Steele | "Auditing the Internal Revenue Service" series | |
| 1976 | Editorial Cartooning | Tony Auth | "O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain" | |
| 1977 | Local Investigative Specialized Reporting | Acel Moore and Wendell Rawls, Jr. | Report on the conditions at the Fairview State Hospital for the mentally ill | |
| 1978 | Public Service | The Philadelphia Inquirer | A series of articles on the abuse of power by Philadelphia police | |
| 1979 | International Reporting | Richard Ben Cramer | Reports from the Middle East | |
| 1980 | Local General or Spot News Reporting | Staff of The Philadelphia Inquirer | Coverage of the Three Mile Island accident | |
| 1985 | Investigative Reporting | William K. Marimow | Expose on the Philadelphia police K-9 unit | |
| 1985 | Feature Photography | Larry C. Price | Series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador | |
| 1986 | National Reporting | Arthur Howe | Report on deficiencies in IRS processing of tax returns-reporting | |
| 1986 | Feature Photography | Tom Gralish | Series of photographs on the homeless in Philadelphia | |
| 1987 | Investigative Reporting | John Woestendiek | Prison beat reporting | |
| 1987 | Investigative Reporting | Daniel R. Biddle, H. G. Bissinger and Fredric N. Tulsky | "Disorder in the Court" | |
| 1987 | Feature Writing | Steve Twomey | Profile of life aboard an aircraft carrier | |
| 1988 | National Reporting | Tim Weiner | Series on a secret Pentagon budget used for defense research and an arms buildup | |
| 1989 | National Reporting | Donald Barlett and James B. Steele | Investigation into the Tax Reform Act of 1986 | |
| 1989 | Feature Writing | David Zucchino | "Being Black in South Africa" | |
| 1990 | Public Service | Gilbert M. Gaul | Report on the American blood industry | |
| 1997 | Explanatory Journalism | Michael Vitez, April Saul and Ron Cortes | Series on the choices of the critically-ill | |
| Source: The Pulitzer Prizes: Columbia University | ||||
Images for kids
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The Inquirer Building, formerly the Elverson Building, the home of the newspaper from 1924–2011
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Copies of The Inquirer being sold at the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl LII victory parade in 2018
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The former Strawbridge & Clothier Building at 801 Market Street, where the Inquirer and Daily News offices are now located.
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The sign above the entrance to The Inquirer Building
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See also
In Spanish: The Philadelphia Inquirer para niños
