The Philadelphia Inquirer

Breaking the News Business

A new documentary chronicles the long, slow death of the American newspaper. It all begins with a testicle.

Richard Ben Cramer Dies at 62

The Independent Rundown

The day’s essential reads for independents and centrists.

No Fiction Pulitzer Awarded!

<p>For the first time since 1977, no fiction piece was awarded a prize, even though David Foster Wallace's&nbsp;<i><a href="/content/newsweek/2010/11/19/david-foster-wallace-s-personal-files.html">The Pale King</a>&nbsp;</i>was nominated by the three-member jury as a finalist, as were Denis Johnson's <i>Train Dreams</i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2011/02/12/hot-by-mark-hertsgaard-swamplandia-and-vilmorin-vegetables-review.html">Karen Russell</a>’s <i><a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2011/02/04/swamplandia-i-think-i-love-you-and-other-reviews.html">Swamplandia!</a>&nbsp;</i>The board, which consists of 18 voting members and has the final say, couldn’t reach a majority vote. The Huffington Post and Politico were among the first-time winners.</p> <p></p>

A Sportswriter's Shame

Buzz Bissinger on Philadelphia columnist Bill Conlin and the painful environment spawned by Penn State.