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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure - Poynter

Poynter·Angela Fu, Tom Jones·about 2 months ago
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Good morning. The sports media controversy involving The Athletic’s Dianna Russini came to a stunning conclusion on Tuesday. But first, major news involving The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which was moments away from shutting down. So, to start today’s newsletter, I turn it over to my Poynter colleague, Angela Fu. Less than three weeks before it was supposed to close, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Tuesday that it would be acquired by the nonprofit that owns The Baltimore Banner. The owner of the Post-Gazette, Block Communications, shocked media observers earlier this year when it announced it would stop publishing the 99-year-old paper on May 3, leaving Pittsburgh without its largest daily. At the time, Block blamed continued cash losses of more than $350 million over the past 20 years. But the Venetoulis Institute for Journalism, the nonprofit that founded the Banner in 2022, said it had reached an agreement with Block Communications and would continue publishing the Post-Gazette after May 3.…

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