Gallery: *Philly Inquirer'*s Hard Years Are Microcosm of Newspapers' Long Goodbye

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    *Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom. 2009.*
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    *Bundled papers. Mail room. 2009.*
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    *Log off when done. 2012.*
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    *Sunday* *John Sullivan. Reporter. 2011.*
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    *iPhones before they were given out to reporters and editors. 2011.*
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    *Here today. Here tomorrow. 2011.*
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    *Final staff photograph in the Broad Street newsroom before the move. 2012.*
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    *Angela Wolf. Online video department. 2011.* *Circulation. 2011.*
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    *Don Sapatkin. Deputy Science and Medicine Editor. 2009.*
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    *A1 budget meeting. 2012.*
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    *Tony Auth. Editorial cartoonist. 2009.*
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    *Cubicle. Arts and Features Desk. 2011.*
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    *Old computers. 2011.*
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    *Maureen Meehan. Sports editorial assistant. 2009.*
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    *Buy outs. 2012.*
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    *Miriam Tarver. Copy editor. 2009.* *The Tower of Truth. 2012.*
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    *Computer wires in the plate room. 2011.*
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    *Ink. 2011.*
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    *Plate checker. 2009.*
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    *Sunday advertising supplements. 2011.*
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    *Trash bin. Features department. Night of move. 2012.* *Brian Grigsby. Features photo editor. 2011.*
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    *George Carter. Assistant National/Foreign Editor. Weekend of move. 2012.*
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    *Newsroom. Day after the move. 2012.*
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