The Philadelphia Inquirer facts for kids

The Philadelphia Inquirer is a newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area in the United States. It was started by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829. Back then, it was called The Pennsylvania Inquirer. This newspaper is one of the oldest daily newspapers still running in the United States.

Today, The Inquirer is owned by a local group called Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC. It is one of the largest newspapers in the U.S. when it comes to how many copies are printed each weekday. The newspaper has also won many important awards, including eighteen Pulitzer Prizes.

Awards and Recognitions

The Philadelphia Inquirer has won many special awards for its excellent journalism. The most famous of these are the Pulitzer Prizes. A Pulitzer Prize is one of the highest honors a newspaper or journalist can receive in the United States. It's given for amazing work in reporting, writing, photography, and other areas.

What is a Pulitzer Prize?

The Pulitzer Prize is an award given each year for great achievements in newspaper, magazine, and online journalism, literature, and musical composition. Winning a Pulitzer Prize means the newspaper or journalist did something truly outstanding.

Notable Pulitzer Prizes Won

The Philadelphia Inquirer has won eighteen Pulitzer Prizes over the years. These awards show how dedicated the newspaper is to reporting important stories. For example, they have won for:

• Investigative Reporting: This is when reporters dig deep to uncover hidden truths or problems. The Inquirer won for exposing issues like the abuse of power by police or problems in government agencies.
• Public Service: This award is given when a newspaper helps the community by bringing important issues to light. The Inquirer won for articles that showed problems in hospitals or other public services.
• National Reporting: This covers important stories from all over the United States. The Inquirer won for reports on topics like tax issues or defense spending.
• Feature Photography:' This award is for amazing photos that tell a story. The Inquirers photographers won for pictures from places like Angola and El Salvador, and for showing the lives of homeless people in Philadelphia.
• International Reporting: This is for reporting on events happening around the world. The Inquirer won for its reports from the Middle East.

These awards highlight The Philadelphia Inquirer's long history of covering important news and serving its readers.

Images for kids

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  The Inquirer Building, formerly the Elverson Building, was the newspaper's home from 1924 to 2011.

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  Copies of The Inquirer being sold at the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl LII victory parade in 2018.

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  The former Strawbridge & Clothier Building at 801 Market Street, where the Inquirer and Daily News offices are now located.

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  The sign above the entrance to The Inquirer Building.

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