America’s largest newspaper company under nonprofit ownership, the Philadelphia Inquirer has a staff of more than 200 journalists, which dwarfs those of metro newsrooms owned by national chains now controlled by investment funds: Gannett, Lee, Alden and McClatchy.
That newsroom allows the Inquirer and its investigative-news partner, Spotlight PA, to experiment and provide relevant content to draw new audiences and reader support, says Jim Friedlich, CEO of the Lenfest Institute, which owns the Inquirer.
Lenfest also sponsors national programs aimed at spreading best practices for sustaining news and information essential to democracy, led by the Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program.
