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The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer
8 November 2023 front page
The front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 8, 2023
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC
Founder(s)
PublisherElizabeth H. Hughes
EditorGabriel Escobar
Managing editors
  • Charlotte Sutton
  • Patrick Kerkstra
  • Richard G. Jones
  • Michael Huang
  • Kate Dailey
  • Danese Kenon
Deputy managing editors
  • Brian Leighton
  • James Neff
  • Ross Maghielse
  • Molly Eichel
  • Ariella Cohen
FoundedJune 1, 1829 (1829-06-01) (as The Pennsylvania Inquirer)
Headquarters100 S. Independence Mall West Suite 600
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Circulation61,180 (as of 2022)[1]
Sister newspapersPhiladelphia Daily News
ISSN0885-6613
Websitewww.inquirer.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Philadelphia Inquirer, often referred to simply as The Inquirer, is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, The Philadelphia Inquirer is the third-longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the United States.[2]

The newspaper has the largest circulation of any newspaper in both Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region, which includes Philadelphia and its surrounding communities in southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, northern Delaware, and the northern Eastern Shore of Maryland. As of 2020, the newspaper has the 17th-largest circulation of any newspaper in the United States[3] As of 2020, The Inquirer has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes.[4]

Several decades after its 1829 founding, The Inquirer began emerging as one of the nation's major newspapers during the American Civil War. Its circulation dropped after the Civil War's conclusion, but it rose again by the end of the 19th century. Originally supportive of the Democratic Party, The Inquirer's political orientation eventually shifted toward the Whig Party and then the Republican Party before stating, in the mid-20th century, that it was politically independent.

By the end of the 1960s, The Inquirer trailed its chief competitor, The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin in circulation, and was lacking modern facilities and experienced staff. In the 1970s, however, following its acquisition by Knight Ridder and the hiring of new editors, it once again emerged as one of the nation's most prominent and influential newspapers.

The Philadelphia Inquirer is owned by The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC, which also publishes Philadelphia Daily News, the city's daily tabloid, and the news portal philly.com. As of 2023, the newspaper's publisher and chief executive officer is Elizabeth H. Hughes, and its editor is Gabriel Escobar.[5]

  1. ^ Turvill, William (June 24, 2022). "Top 25 US newspaper circulations: Print sales fall another 12% in 2022". Press Gazette. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer at Pentagram.com
  3. ^ "Top 100 Newspapers in the United States". www.infoplease.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "2013 Top Media Outlets: Newspapers, Blogs, Consumer Magazines, Social Networks, Websites, and Broadcast Media" (PDF). BurrellesLuce. June 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "About Us | The Philadelphia Inquirer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

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