On Media: Newspaper Davids take on tech industry Goliaths with antitrust lawsuit
Even if the tech companies agree to pay newspapers a large settlement, it will not mean much unless they also agree to structural changes.
29 Jun 2021
On Media: Top journalists at KDKA, PG, Trib and others make career moves
Blogger and author Damon Young is leaving Very Smart Brothas.
12 May 2021
On Media: Pittsburgh Current founder launches journalism nonprofit
Journalists are not turning to nonprofit models to justify making less money -- but so they can change the public's mindset and develop more funding sources.
15 Apr 2021
On Media: News worth crossing a river. Merchandise helps fund hiring
Who's hiring, who's coming, who's going and lots more in local media news.
03 Feb 2021
On Media: The comment section is out of control. Please comment
Why some local publications have turned off comments and why others can't monitor them all.
27 Jul 2020
On Media: Pandemic poses ‘extinction-level’ threat to local journalism
How are local media outlets surviving the pandemic?
06 Jul 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: Pittsburgh Current’s Charlie Deitch says he’s not motivated to put the City Paper out of business
“I can't imagine ever not having a print publication, and a lot of people, of course, think I'm a lunatic for doing that,” he says.
22 Jul 2019
On Media: How do Pittsburgh’s online news sites measure up?
Success in the internet age can be measured in many ways, and analytics numbers may not tell the whole story.
09 Apr 2019
City Paper alums launching new alt-weekly: the Pittsburgh Current
“I don’t want it to become an issue that journalists in this city are afraid to tackle controversial topics because they’re afraid they might lose their jobs,” says Deitch.
20 Jun 2018