Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Changes Targeting Older Journalists? | The Philly Post

Late yesterday, longtime Philadelphia Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro found out that he’s been reassigned … to South Jersey. The 64-year-old Wyncote resident isn’t the only Inquirer staffer to get a new job. According to sources, other veteran staffers being moved include obituary writer Walter Naedele (West Chester), projects editor Kathy Hacker (South Jersey), and reporter Carolyn Davis (destination unknown), none of whom could be reached for comment. And more are expected.

Why the reassignments? A memo went out to Inquirer staff on Friday, stating: \” … we need to dramatically bolster our coverage in the South Jersey and Pennsylvania suburbs, and Business news in order to better serve our print and online readers and expand our audience.\”

That’s certainly one motivation for yesterday’s reassignments. But some

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