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After leading an investment team to buy The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2006, Brian P. Tierney invited the widow of its onetime owner, Walter Annenberg, to visit him in her husband's old office. While visiting, Lenore Annenberg noted that Tierney had situated his desk differently from her...

In a thought-provoking column in Jeffrey Tierney's blog, Geoffrey Miller, author of a new book on consumer behavior, asked readers to make two lists; one of the 10 most expensive items they'd ever paid for (including services, experiences, taxes, divorce settlements, etc.) and one of the 10 things...

Salt is evil. At least, that's the between-the-lines theory behind the New York City Health Department's new experiment, backed by mayor Michael Bloomberg and health commissioner Thomas R. Frieden, in which chefs and food manufacturers are being asked to "voluntarily" cut sodium levels. "Mayor...

Wannabe media tycoon Brian P. Tierney could sell ice to Eskimos and make them think they were getting a good deal. But now the owner of Philadelphia's dominant newspapers will need every bit of his considerable power of persuasions to retain the influence he has cultivated for decades in the...