Philippine Daily Inquirer
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. |
| Editor | Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Political allegiance | Independent |
| Headquarters | Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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| Website: http://www.inquirer.net | |
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies (a 52-percent share of total circulation of broadsheets in the country) and an estimated 1.516 million readers in 2005. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record. It is a member of the Asia News Network.
Columnists:
Conrado de Quiros Belinda Olivares-Cunanan Neil H. Cruz Ambeth Ocampo Ramon Farolan
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[edit] History
The Philippine Daily Inquirer was founded on December 9, 1985 by Eugenia Apostol, during the last days of the regime of the Philippine dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, becoming one of the first private newspapers to be established under the Marcos regime. As the successor to the previous Mr. and Mrs. Special Edition and the weekly Philippine Inquirer, it was founded on a budget of one million pesos and enjoyed a daily circulation of 30,000 in its early days. The newspaper was also instrumental then in documenting the campaign of Corazon Aquino during the 1986 presidential elections and in turn the EDSA Revolution. In fact, the Inquirer was founded due to a lack of the free press, as Filipinos were looking for alternatives to the three government-controlled daily newspapers then.
In 1990, the Inquirer took the lead from the Manila Bulletin to become the Philippines' largest newspaper in terms of circulation. It appointed its current editor-in-chief, Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, on June 14, 1991. After transferring headquarters four times, the Inquirer moved to its current headquarters in Makati City in 1995.
During the administration of president Joseph Estrada, the president criticized the Inquirer for "bias, malice and fabrication" against him — a charge The Inquirer denied. In 1999, several government organizations, pro-Estrada businesses, and movie producers simultaneously pulled their advertisements from the Inquirer. The presidential palace was widely implicated in the advertising boycott, prompting sharp criticism from international press freedom watchdogs.
[edit] INQ7.net
INQ7.net is a joint venture between the Inquirer and GMA Network, one of the leading Philippine media companies. It is the content site of the Inquirer, as opposed to its corporate site, www.inquirer.com.ph [1]. INQ7.net combines printed material from the Inquirer, streaming audio and video from GMA-7 news and entertainment programs, and material from other affiliates.
It also serves as the springboard various sites targeting specific audiences and providing customized services. YOU offers user-generated content and addresses specific concerns and interests of the Filipino youth. Global Nation serves the overseas Filipino community. INQ7money provides interactive financial tools and business information. Newsbreak gives in-depth news features and investigative reports, while Hackenslash provides information on computer and video games developments in the Philippines and abroad.
The Marketplace is the umbrella site for INQ7.net's e-commerce and online classified advertisements. It offers targeted services, including JobMarket Online and iShopping. JobMarket Online offers job seekers access to the latest job openings. iShopping houses different e-lessees offering well-known brands in different categories, such as toys, flowers, books, food, apparel and electronics.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Philippine Daily Inquirer – Corporate website
- INQUIRER.net - Philippines News and Entertainment Portal
| Newspapers/Magazines in the Metro Manila market |
| Broadsheets: Business Mirror • Business World • Malaya • Manila Bulletin • Manila Standard Today • Philippine Daily Inquirer • The Daily Tribune • The Manila Times • The Philippine Chronicle • The Philippine Star Tabloids: Abante • Balita • Bandera • Inquirer Libre • Pang-Masa • People's Journal • Pilipino Star Ngayon • Pinas • Pinoy Weekly • Sikat • Taliba • Tanod • Tempo • Tumbok Magazines: Bannawag • Bisaya • Hiligaynon • Liwayway • Philippine Panorama • Starweek • Sunday Inquirer Magazine |
