Journalism that reports solutions,
not problems.
The mission of The Philadelphia Citizen is twofold: to provide deeply reported journalism that emphasizes solutions to advance our region and to actively reignite citizenship in and around Philadelphia. Recognizing that media that chronicles only what’s wrong without considering how to address underlying issues is only doing half a job, The Citizen provides not just facts, but context and remedies. By promoting and supporting Philadelphia’s positive change agents and taking to task the business-as-usual crowd, The Citizen underscores the role that each of us can play in charting Philadelphia’s way forward.
The Philadelphia Citizen offers straightforward prescriptions for ordinary Philadelphians to become more active participants in the life of their city, serving as a one stop shop for civic engagement. In addition to its regularly published web-based content, since 2014, The Citizen has curated a Philadelphia-focused symposium series featuring established and emerging thought-leaders interacting with a young, diverse, ultra-engaged audience.
What happened. What it means. What you can do about it.
The Philadelphia Citizen Events
The Citizen events are not marketing endeavor to push a brand; they are content in and of themselves. They offer Philadelphians the opportunity to participate in a distinctly old-school type of social networking through real time, face to face conversations with the politicians, newsmakers and policy experts who make a direct impact on the region’s quality of life.
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Make America for All Americans Again
This summer, we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap for mankind.” The feat was a modern wonder of human ingenuity, and it captured the imagination of an entire planet. Only a cynic would regard the Apollo 11 mission as anything other than an apotheosis of American courage, intellect, vision … Continue reading Make America for All Americans Again
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The Citizen Recommends: WURD Founder’s Day
Dr. Walter P. Lomax Jr. was many things. A physician who provided care for underserved communities for more than three decades. A savvy real estate entrepreneur. A generous philanthropist. A loving husband and father of six, and a pillar of the many Philly communities in which he lived and worked. Both formally, through The Lomax … Continue reading The Citizen Recommends: WURD Founder’s Day
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Citizen of the Week: Stacey Trooskin
It’s a good thing Stacey Trooskin can tune out naysayers. In the late 90s, while earning a master’s degree at Yale, someone tried to discourage Trooskin from pursuing Hepatitis C research. Don’t make a career in Hepatitis C, because it’s a disease of the poor and underserved. Nobody’s ever going to put money into finding … Continue reading Citizen of the Week: Stacey Trooskin
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