A former editor at the
Philadelphia Inquirer tells
Editor & Publisher that the paper's sale to group of local investors could be bad news. Robert Rosenthal, a veteran of more than two
decades at the
Inquirer, says "it is a unique situation and I don't think it is necessarily a great one for journalism. Many of [the buyers] are some of the most influential business people
in Philadelphia and people who actively support politicians locally and nationally." He adds that the outcome of the buy could be "very interesting and dangerous... at times."
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