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The Inquirer worked with design firm Pentagram on a print and digital redesign that the Tokyo Type Directors Club recognized as a Prize Nominee Work in its 2024 Tokyo TDC Annual Awards. The award is for a recut font, Philadelphia Inquirer Clarendon, that was designed by A2-TYPE type designer Henrik Kubel and is based on a Clarendon slab font that was used by The Inquirer from the 1860s to the 1920s. Pentagram partner Luke Hayman describes the new font as “bolder on the page” and says it embraces “the heritage and dynamism” of Philadelphia itself.
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Inquirer journalists Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, Julia Terruso, Aseem Shukla, and Layla Jones won the 2024 Toner Prize for Excellence in Local Political Reporting for their coverage of the leadup to Cherelle Parker’s election as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor.
The Inquirer has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes — 23 including those from the Philadelphia Daily News — since 1975 in categories ranging from Public Service and Investigative Reporting to Feature Photography and Editorial Cartooning.
The late Chuck Stone was awarded a Special Citation for his groundbreaking work as a journalist covering the Civil Rights Movement, his pioneering role as the first Black columnist at the Daily News, and for co-founding the National Association of Black Journalists. Read more.
Inga Saffron for her criticism of architecture that blends expertise, civic passion and sheer readability into arguments that consistently stimulate and surprise. Read more.
For its exploration of pervasive violence in the city’s schools, using powerful print narratives and videos to illuminate crimes committed by children against children and to stir reforms to improve safety for teachers and students. Read more.
Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman of the Daily News for their resourceful reporting that exposed a rogue police narcotics squad, resulting in an FBI probe and the review of hundreds of criminal cases tainted by the scandal. Read more.
Michael Vitez, April Saul, and Ron Cortes for a series on the choices that confronted critically-ill patients who sought to die with dignity. Read more.
Signe Wilkinson of the Daily News. Read more.
For reporting by Gilbert M. Gaul that disclosed how the American blood industry operates with little government regulation or supervision. Read more.
Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele for their 15-month investigation of “rifle shot” provisions in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, a series that aroused such widespread public indignation that Congress subsequently rejected proposals giving special tax breaks to many politically connected individuals and businesses. Read more.
David Zucchino for his richly compelling series, “Being Black in South Africa.” Read more.
John Woestendiek for outstanding prison beat reporting, which included proving the innocence of a man convicted of murder. Read more.
Daniel R. Biddle, H.G. Bissinger, and Fredric N. Tulsky for their series “Disorder in the Court,” which revealed transgressions of justice in the Philadelphia court system and led to federal and state investigations. Read more.
Steve Twomey for his illuminating profile of life aboard an aircraft carrier. Read more.
Tom Gralish for his series of photographs of Philadelphia citizens facing homelessness. Read more.
Arthur Howe for his enterprising and indefatigable reporting on massive deficiencies in IRS processing of tax returns-reporting that eventually inspired major changes in IRS procedures and prompted the agency to make a public apology to U.S. taxpayers. Read more.
William K. Marimow for his revelation that city police dogs had attacked more than 350 people — an expose that led to investigations of the K-9 unit and the removal of a dozen officers from it. Read more.
Larry C. Price for his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants. Read more.
Richard Aregood of the Daily News. Read more.
For coverage of the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island. Read more.
Richard Ben Cramer for reports from the Middle East. Read more.
For a series of articles showing abuses of power by the police in its home city. Read more.
Acel Moore and Wendell Rawls Jr. for their reports on conditions in the Farview State Hospital for the mentally disabled. Read more.
Tony Auth for “O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,” published on July 22, 1975. Read more.
Donald J. Bartlett and James B. Steele for their series “Auditing the Internal Revenue Service,” which exposed the unequal application of Federal tax laws. Read more.
Italian Hoagie Bracket, a collaboration across the Inquirer’s food team, interactive designers, digital editors, and audience professionals to compile a tournament-style bracket that pit 16 popular Philly hoagie spots against each other to see which sandwich was the city’s top choice. Read more.
“How Pennsylvania’s Biggest Pension Fund Squandered Billions, Hurt Taxpayers and Triggered an FBI Investigation” is a multi-part series that chronicles an FBI investigation into Pennsylvania’s $64 billion public school pension fund and the resulting fallout. This was a collaboration between The Inquirer and Spotlight PA.
“MIA: Crisis in the Ranks” found numerous cops who claimed to be too injured to work, but at the same time launched new businesses, toiled at physically strenuous jobs, and more.
“Rich School, Poor Students” is an investigation into oversight and operations at the Milton Hershey School, the wealthiest precollege educational institution in the U.S. The Inquirer, Spotlight PA, and ProPublica collaborated on this piece.
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“The Sensei and the Lawsuit,” an unflaggingly direct and emotional read powered by a history- and detail-rich path that shows us former Phillie Gus Hoefling from childhood to cancer treatments.
“Beaten, then silenced” uncovered a pattern of abuse at the nation’s oldest and most prestigious reform academy, Glen Mills Schools, and prompted swift action at the local and state levels. Read more.
“Beaten, then silenced” uncovered a pattern of abuse at the nation’s oldest and most prestigious reform academy, Glen Mills Schools, and prompted swift action at the local and state levels. Read more.
“The Untouchables” investigates police department higher-ups who allegedly sexually abused multiple younger, female cops.
“The Probation Trap” is a five-part series on the problems with Pennsylvania’s probation system and how it affected the lives of nearly 300,000 people. Read more.
“Legendary: 30 Years of Philly Ballroom” marks the 30th anniversary of Philadelphia’s ballroom culture.
“Philadelphia police find themselves in a standoff with a hostage-taking gunman” covers, minute-by-minute, a standoff that left six Philadelphia cops wounded.
“Italian Market: Love on 9th Street” is a 9-minute-and-14-second video that tells the story of Mariella and Lee Esposito, who met in the market and own shops on opposite corners. Read more.
“Warrior Spirit” chronicles how the Boys’ Latin Charter School Warriors were able to overcome the November 2017 murder of teammate Jahsun Patton to win the team’s first division championship. Read more.
“Toxic City: Sick Schools,” a three-part series, exposed unhealthy environmental conditions affecting children, resulting in changes in how schools handle hazards. Read more.
“Shot and Forgotten” explores the hidden toll of gun violence–shooting victims facing lifelong disabilities and financial burdens.
“Beaten, then silenced” uncovered a pattern of abuse at the nation’s oldest and most prestigious reform academy, Glen Mills Schools, and prompted swift action at the local and state levels.
“Toxic City: Sick Schools,” a three-part series, exposed unhealthy environmental conditions affecting children, resulting in changes in how schools handle hazards.
Helen Ubiñas won for a series of columns on gun violence and its impact on Philadelphia teenagers. Read more.
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