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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations​

The family-owned company that operates the newspaper cited mounting losses and labor constraints. A final edition is expected on Sunday, May 3.

The family-owned company that operates The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said on Wednesday that the newspaper would cease publication on Sunday, May 3, signaling the end of a newspaper whose origins date to 1786.

The company, Block Communications Inc., said it had lost more than $350 million over the past 20 years while publishing the newspaper. In a statement, it said the financial pressures facing local journalism had made “continued cash losses at this scale no longer sustainable.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations

The family-owned company that operates the newspaper cited mounting losses and labor constraints. A final edition is expected on Sunday, May 3.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
BlooVooDoo said:
Sad news…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations​

The family-owned company that operates the newspaper cited mounting losses and labor constraints. A final edition is expected on Sunday, May 3.

The family-owned company that operates The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said on Wednesday that the newspaper would cease publication on Sunday, May 3, signaling the end of a newspaper whose origins date to 1786.

The company, Block Communications Inc., said it had lost more than $350 million over the past 20 years while publishing the newspaper. In a statement, it said the financial pressures facing local journalism had made “continued cash losses at this scale no longer sustainable.

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations

The family-owned company that operates the newspaper cited mounting losses and labor constraints. A final edition is expected on Sunday, May 3.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Wow
 
BlooVooDoo said:
Sad news…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations​

The family-owned company that operates the newspaper cited mounting losses and labor constraints. A final edition is expected on Sunday, May 3.

The family-owned company that operates The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said on Wednesday that the newspaper would cease publication on Sunday, May 3, signaling the end of a newspaper whose origins date to 1786.

The company, Block Communications Inc., said it had lost more than $350 million over the past 20 years while publishing the newspaper. In a statement, it said the financial pressures facing local journalism had made “continued cash losses at this scale no longer sustainable.

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations

The family-owned company that operates the newspaper cited mounting losses and labor constraints. A final edition is expected on Sunday, May 3.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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What other newspapers, if any, operate in Pittsburgh?
 
I forgot that Tony Dokoupil is married to Katy Tur - how crazy is it that he's on CBS which is turning right and she's on MSNOW or whatever it's called now
 
GoHeelsweeeehoooo said:
I forgot that Tony Dokoupil is married to Katy Tur - how crazy is it that he's on CBS which is turning right and she's on MSNOW or whatever it's called now
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When the news was announced she told everyone live on MSNOW to watch his show on CBS. I am sure her producers LOVED that
 
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