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3 days agoPittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure - Poynter
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be acquired by a nonprofit, avoiding closure and ensuring continued publication.
When the email dropped in my inbox, I knew it was bad news, but like the ocean exposing tide pools just before a tsunami, I assumed the Post-Gazette was on an upward trajectory. It was 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, and I had just stepped into the shower when my phone dinged with a text from my coworker in a group chat. I drew back the curtain and opened my phone, pearls of water momentarily obscuring the screen.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will shut down on May 3 after nearly 240 years of operation, the company announced Wednesday. This is tragic for those who live in the communities of Pittsburgh and who should be able to have numerous independent, useful sources of local information, news and opinions. It's a tragedy for the journalists who, amid an almost unthinkable labor feud, have been thwarted from providing service to the people of Pittsburgh.