When the Washington Redskins play the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1, you won’t see Washington’s team name in the local Philadelphia paper. Or any time, for that matter.
The Philadelphia Inquirer told employees it will no longer use the name “Redskins” in its copy, according to an update from its style committee. Lisa Gartner, an investigative reporter for the Inquirer, shared the news on Twitter.
The change comes as the Inquirer has been rocked by controversy in recent weeks related to a headline that ran titled, “Buildings Matter, too,” which resulted in a protest from employees and the resignation of executive editor Stan Wischnowski.