Philadelphia Neighborhoods

PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com (PN.com) is the cornerstone of the Department of Journalism’s mission to better tell stories in the undercovered and underserved neighborhoods of Philadelphia. All journalism students report for PN.com for their capstone experience.

Located in the department’s Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab (MURL) on the ground floor of Temple University’s Center City campus just across from City Hall, PN.com has all the resources of a contemporary newsroom from multimedia programs to hgh-definition video cameras.

The site has won numerous awards. Most recently,

Philadelphia Neighborhoods, MURL’s flagship publication, has joined many media outlets to provide news coverage. Our partners include:

  • Al Dia, one of the most prominent Hispanic news outlets in the country, translates stories into Spanish from Philadelphia Neighborhoods when the articles have particular interest for the Hispanic community.
  • The Germantown Chronicle and the Mount Airy Independent serve residents of Germantown and Mount Airy.
  • NEastphilly.com, run by Temple graduate Shannon McDonald, serves Northeast Philadelphia.
  • technicallyphilly.com, run by three Temple University graduates, covers technology in Philadelphia.
  • Plan Philly reports on development and zoning issues in the city.
  • WHYY has developed a site to report on Philadelphia neighborhoods in the Northwest.
  • The Historical Society of Pennsylvania provides an interactive site about the city’s neighborhoods.

Check out our behind-the-scenes blog: http://www.philadelphianeighborhoods.com/behind-the-news/

Contact Information:

Linn Washington
Co-director, MURL
Director, News-Editorial sequence
Department of Journalism
Annenberg Hall Room 333
2020 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: 215-204-2033
Email: lwashing@temple.edu		 Christopher Harper
Co-director, MURL
Associate Professor Department of Journalism
Annenberg Hall Room 313
2020 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: 215-204-5474
Email: charper@temple.edu