Philadelphia Bulletin

The Philadelphia Bulletin
"In Philadelphia, nearly everybody reads The Bulletin"
The Philadelphia Bulletin Building at 1315-1325 Filbert Street in Center City Philadelphia in 1909
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Charter Company
Founder(s)Alexander Cummings
Former NameCummings’ Evening Telegraphic Bulletin
FoundedApril 17, 1847; 177 years ago (1847-04-17)
Ceased publicationJanuary 29, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-01-29)
Relaunched2004
Headquarters1315-1325 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Circulation761,000 (as of 1947)
Websitethephiladelphiabulletin.com

The Philadelphia Bulletin (or The Bulletin as it was commonly known as) was a daily evening newspaper published from 1847 to 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the largest circulation newspaper in Philadelphia for 76 years and was once the largest evening newspaper in the United States. Its widely known slogan was: "In Philadelphia, nearly everybody reads The Bulletin."

Describing the Bulletin's style, publisher William L. McLean once said: "I think the Bulletin operates on a principle which in the long run is unbeatable. This is that it enters the reader's home as a guest. Therefore, it should behave as a guest, telling the news rather than shouting it."[1] As Time magazine later noted: "In its news columns, the Bulletin was solid if unspectacular. Local affairs were covered extensively, but politely. Muckraking was frowned upon."[2]

  1. ^ McCalla, John (November 27 – December 4, 1997), "On Media: Nearly Everybody Remembers It", Philadelphia City Paper, archived from the original on February 18, 2005, retrieved September 15, 2007
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Castro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).