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===Newspapers=== Philadelphia's two major [[Newspaper|daily newspapers]] are ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', first published in 1829—the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the country—and the ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'', first published in 1925.<ref name="Pressa">{{cite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Gerry |url=http://www.phillyppa.com/inquirer.html |title=The History of the Philadelphia Inquirer |publisher=Philadelphia Press Association |access-date=May 27, 2006 |archive-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331032233/http://www.phillyppa.com/inquirer.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Daily News'' has been published as an edition of the ''Inquirer'' since 2009.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Dave |last=Davies |date=March 2, 2009 |title=Daily News to be labeled edition of Inquirer; no change to content, staff |website=Philly.com }}</ref> Recent owners of the ''Inquirer'' and ''Daily News'' have included [[Knight Ridder]], [[The McClatchy Company]], and [[Philadelphia Media Holdings]], with the latter organization declaring bankruptcy in 2010.<ref name="Philadelphia Newspapers Sold Yet Again">{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303816504577319640194855170 |title=Philadelphia Newspapers Sold Yet Again |website=The Wall Street Journal |date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2015 |author=Launder, William |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429150059/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303816504577319640194855170 |url-status=live }}</ref> After two years of financial struggle, the newspapers were sold to [[Interstate General Media]] in 2012.<ref name="Philadelphia Newspapers Sold Yet Again" /> The two newspapers had a combined daily circulation of 306,831 and a Sunday circulation of 477,313 {{as of|2013|alt=in 2013}}, the 18th-largest circulation in the country, and their collective website, Philly.com,<ref>[http://www.philly.com/ ''philly.com''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813051316/http://www.philly.com/ |date=August 13, 2011 }}. Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> was ranked 13th in popularity among online U.S. newspapers by [[Alexa Internet]] the same year.<ref name="circulation">{{cite web |url=http://www.burrellesluce.com/sites/default/files/Top_Media_June_2013_FNL%281%29.pdf |title=2013 Top Media Outlets: Newspapers, Blogs, Consumer Magazines, Social Networks, Websites, and Broadcast Media |publisher=BurrellesLuce |date=June 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2015 |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104161511/http://www.burrellesluce.com/sites/default/files/Top_Media_June_2013_FNL%281%29.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Smaller publications include the ''[[Philadelphia Tribune]]'' published five days each week for the [[African Americans|African-American]] community;<ref>[http://www.phillytrib.com/ ''Philadelphia Tribune''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202071702/http://www.phillytrib.com/ |date=December 2, 2018 }}. ''phillytrib.com''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> ''[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]'' magazine, a monthly regional magazine;<ref>[http://www.phillymag.com/ ''Philadelphia'' magazine] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208160659/http://www.phillymag.com/ |date=February 8, 2017 }}. ''phillymag.com''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> ''[[Philadelphia Weekly]]'', a weekly alternative newspaper;<ref>[http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/ ''Philadelphia Weekly''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507223429/http://trouble.philadelphiaweekly.com/ |date=May 7, 2006 }}. ''philadelphiaweekly.com''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> ''[[Philadelphia Gay News]]'', a weekly newspaper for the [[LGBT]] community;<ref>[http://www.epgn.com/ ''Philadelphia Gay News''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227060529/http://www.epgn.com/ |date=December 27, 2017 }}. ''epgn.com''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> ''[[The Jewish Exponent]]'', a weekly newspaper for the Jewish community;<ref>[http://jewishexponent.com/ ''The Jewish Exponent'']. ''jewishexponent.com''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> ''[[Al Día (Philadelphia)|Al Día]]'', a weekly newspaper for the [[Latinos|Latino]] community;<ref>[http://aldianews.com/ ''Al Día''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919175654/http://aldianews.com/ |date=September 19, 2014 }}. ''aldianews.com''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> and ''[[Philadelphia Metro]]'', a free daily newspaper.<ref>[https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/philadelphia ''Philadelphia Metro'']. ''metro.us''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> Student-run newspapers include the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s ''[[The Daily Pennsylvanian]]'',<ref>[http://www.thedp.com/ ''The Daily Pennsylvanian'']. ''thedp.com''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> [[Temple University]]'s ''[[The Temple News]]'',<ref>[http://temple-news.com/ ''The Temple News'']. ''temple-news.com''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> and [[Drexel University]]'s ''[[The Triangle (newspaper)|The Triangle]]''.<ref>[https://thetriangle.org/ ''The Triangle''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918152229/https://thetriangle.org/ |date=September 18, 2017 }}. ''thetriangle.org''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref>
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