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Philadelphia Neighborhoods Launches Bimonthly Newspapers for Seven Neighborhoods

May 30, 2012 charper 0

Philadelphia Neighborhoods, the publication of the Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab at Temple University, has launched printed newspaper editions for seven city neighborhoods. The neighborhoods include Fairhill, Germantown, Hunting Park, Kensington, Strawberry Mansion/Brewerytown and West Philadelphia. [continue reading…]

West Philadelphia

West Philly: Philadelphia Neighborhoods Launches Newspaper

May 30, 2012 charper 0

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched a printed newspaper for West Philadelphia. You can read it here at https://issuu.com/philadelphianeighborhoods/docs/westphillytimes

Kensington

Kensington: Philadelphia Neighborhoods Launches Newspaper

May 30, 2012 charper 0

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched a printed newspaper for Kensington. You can read it here at https://issuu.com/philadelphianeighborhoods/docs/kensingtonjournal

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Philadelphia Neighborhoods Launches Newspaper

May 30, 2012 charper 1

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched a printed newspaper for Hunting Park. You can read it here at https://issuu.com/philadelphianeighborhoods/docs/huntingparktimes

Germantown

Germantown: Philadelphia Neighborhoods Launches Newspaper

May 30, 2012 charper 0

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched a printed newspaper for Germantown. You can read it here at https://issuu.com/philadelphianeighborhoods/docs/germantownnews

Fairhill

Fairhill: Philadelphia Neighborhoods Launches Local Newspaper

May 30, 2012 charper 0

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched a printed newspaper for Fairhill. It can be found in various locations in the neighborhood. If you would like to download a printed copy, select the Fairhill Times here.

Arts and Entertainment

JUMP Magazine’s Summer Edition

May 25, 2012 charper 0

JUMP, a magazine on the city’s music culture, has partnered with Philadelphia Neighborhoods to provide a digital version of its summer and future editions. Check out the stories on Philadelphia’s music scene from writer, photographer [continue reading…]

Brewerytown

North Philadelphia: Temple Graduate Overcomes Obstacles

May 17, 2012 charper 1

Syreeta Martin graduated from Temple last week with a degree in journalism. She and I didn’t get along that well at first, but she and I overcame our differences to become a good team. She [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Technically Philly: Local Comedians Take Their Jokes Online

May 7, 2012 charper 0

Fueled by mouse clicks instead of laugh tracks, Philadelphia’s online comedy scene has been growing and evolving. From sketches to webisodes local comedy has taken a big turn toward technology. See the rest of the [continue reading…]

South Africa

South Africa: Politics, Identity and Public Art

April 29, 2012 charper 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuTe7AbkXhU This documentary focuses on the public art of South Africa, including that created after democracy came to the country.

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