On Media: Pandemic poses ‘extinction-level’ threat to local journalism
How are local media outlets surviving the pandemic?
06 Jul 2020
On Media: Post-Gazette under fire locally and nationally for its treatment of Black journalists. Why we must all do better
"Protest-related stories by two staffers — city hall reporter Ashley Murray and general assignment reporter Lauren Lee — suddenly disappeared without explanation from the PG’s website shortly after they tweeted support for Alexis."
07 Jun 2020
On Media: As unblinking witnesses, Pittsburgh journalists face danger amid protests
To tell these stories, journalists often put themselves in harm’s way. At least three journalists were injured while covering the Saturday night protests.
01 Jun 2020
On Media: Journalism in Pittsburgh demands enterprise reporting. Eric Eyre is a great example.
Reporters have to cover certain stories to make the economic model work -- and they also have to pursue enterprise stories that uncover corruption and hold powerful people accountable. The job demands both.
15 May 2020
On Media: Now live from his closet! Reporting during COVID-19
Megan Harris, who heads up editorial coverage for The Confluence makes do with a full-sized mattress pad wrapped around her body, microphone, Marantz recorder, cell phone and laptop.
06 May 2020
Local publications form Pittsburgh Media Partnership to report on big topics with impact
More than a year ago we started working on a collaborative reporting project that would bring together news outlets across the region.
21 Apr 2020
On Media: Pittsburgh journalists get creative to report news during the coronavirus crisis
All across the region, journalists are going to extraordinary lengths to get out the news about the spread of the coronavirus.
24 Mar 2020
On Media: Coronavirus is killing local media jobs. You can help save them
Even as they struggle to cover the coronavirus crisis, Pittsburgh's some local news outlets are struggling financially as advertising dollars disappear.
19 Mar 2020
On Media: The Incline’s owners raise funds, plus Damon Young, the Trib’s AI and more
As a company, WhereBy.US has shifted direction away from creating content toward making its digital platform available for content creators to start their own sites.
04 Mar 2020
On Media: Pittsburgh Black Media Panel seeks to spark community conversation
The Feb. 12 event comes just ahead of a regional conference of the National Association of Black Journalists, which will meet in Pittsburgh in April.
06 Feb 2020