Lisa Hughes
Chief executive of the Philadelphia Inquirer and former chief business officer at The New Yorker, credited with shifting the Inquirer toward a consumer revenue model and leading initiatives in AI-assisted local coverage, events, and regional expansion.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 52min
Reinvigorating the Philadelphia Inquirer
Lisa Hughes, CEO of the Philadelphia Inquirer and former New Yorker business chief, transformed the paper toward reader-funded revenue and AI-powered local coverage. The conversation covers AI tools that monitor municipal meetings and drive high-open hyperlocal newsletters. It also highlights a consumer-first revenue mix, reinvented sales and branded content, weekend and regional expansion, and the case for keeping seven-day print.
