Early this year it was reported that Block Communications had decided to shut down the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette following court decisions that favored the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh over the newspaper. Now The New York Times’ Katie Robertson is reporting (or here) that: The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which runs The Baltimore Banner and is […]
Six weeks after Pittsburgh Post-Gazette union employees returned to work following a court win and a union vote Block Communications announced it will shut down the newspaper completely – print and digital. From Pittsburgh’s Trib Live by Megan Trotter And Megan Swift: Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Wednesday they would cease operations on May […]
Kal Kallaugher pretty much encapsulates the political situation, at least for the next few hours. A lot of good shutdown cartoons have become irrelevant, and there’s some question as to whether they will spring to life again in three weeks.I’m reminded of a bully who picked on a kid for a couple of weeks until […]