Honoring John Mason.

WHEREAS, The Council of the City of Philadelphia is pleased and proud to honor Mr. John Mason, as the first African American publisher of

The Legal Intelligencer

; and

WHEREAS, America Lawyer Media (“ALM”), the parent company of the

The Legal Intelligencer

, announced the appointment of John Mason as publisher of its Pennsylvania Newspaper Group; and

WHEREAS, ALM's Pennsylvania Newspaper Group includes various Web sites, specialty books, directories, the

Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Delaware Law Weekly,

and

The Legal Intelligencer

; and

WHEREAS,

The Legal Intelligencer

has been in existence for approximately 160 years and is the oldest daily legal newspaper in the United States and the official publication for all Philadelphia County legal notices; and

WHEREAS, Prior to becoming the publisher of

The Legal Intelligencer

, Mr. Mason served, for over 8 years, as the president and publisher of the

Public Opinion

, a Gannett daily newspaper for Franklin County, PA. Prior to that position, John Mason was a special assistant to the publisher of the

Wilmington News Journal

and his background also includes various circulation systems management positions at the Gannett Company, Inc. headquarters in Arlington, VA. Mr. Mason received his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Potsdam and serves on the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby congratulate Mr. John Mason, as the first African American publisher of

The Legal Intelligencer.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Mr. John Mason as evidence of the sincere sentiments of this legislative body.

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