The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is a newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA covering local news, sports, business, politics and community events.
The newspaper is published 3 days each week, on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, often called "The PG," is the leading newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally launched as The Pittsburgh Gazette on July 29, 1786. The broadsheet had a direct competitor in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review until late 2016, when the Tribune-Review ended print publication and became available online only.
On September 30, 2019, the PG reduced its print publication frequency to three days a week from five.
Circulation estimate: 100,000
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is one of the highest circulation newspapers in the USA.
This newspaper is owned by Block Communications, Inc.
| Business editor: | Teresa Lindeman |
| Entertainment editor: | Kevin Kirkland |
| Sports editor: | Ryan Winn |
For Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contact information, see the Pennsylvania news media contacts at EasyMediaList.com.
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-- August 11, 2020: The paper's newsroom staff has voted 88 to 31 to strike against owner Block Communications, Inc. The members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh will strike due to a delay of over 3 years in negotiating a new contract for the workers. Two other union at the paper already voted to strike.
Tim Schooley wrote at the Pittsburgh Business Times on August 11, 2020:
Newspaper Guild members vote to strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, August 14, 2020
-- It's an unhappy story about a newspaper owner losing money and a workforce harassed and gradually winnowed. The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, which represents P-G staffers, has been in a labor battle over a lack of a raise since 2006. P-G publisher John Block said the paper lost $22 million in 2018.
Ryan Deto wrote the story for the Pittsburgh City Paper on December 11, 2019:
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-- The leading newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will reduce print publication to 3 days a week from five as of September 30, 2019. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported on July 18, 2019 that the owner of the Post-Gazette intends to phase out print publication entirely.
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, August 18, 2019
-- On the evening of February 9, 2019, JR Block "went berserk in the newsroom" of the Pittsburgh newspaper with insults and threats, including one to "burn the place down." That's according to the news website The Incline:
https://theincline.com/2019/02/13/newsroom-union-files-unfair-labor-complaint-against-post-gazette-after-publisher-went-berserk/
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, March 11, 2019
-- In February 2019, Keith Burris was named executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Burris succeeded David Shribman who retired in December 2018.
Posted by Mondo Times Editors, Boulder Colorado, March 1, 2019Also in Pennsylvania...
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