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
Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade unions protest publisher’s attempts to alter coverage of Capitol attack
Pittsburgh and Toledo union locals protested an edict that they couldn’t refer to the Washington, D.C. rioters as “Trump supporters,” after mobs descended on the Capitol at Trump’s urging.
09 Jan 2021
On Media: Newsrooms need to stop sexual harassment. Spotlight PA and Trib promote diversity
We must take the allegations seriously, investigating them with diligence and acting when evidence exists.
16 Dec 2020
On Media: A PG shakeup. Top PA lawmaker sues journalists. And more news
Who's out at the PG? What's up with the potential strike? And more media news around town.
22 Sep 2020
On Media: PG’s new editor could bring fresh approach to familiar challenges
With Post-Gazette employees on the verge of another strike, and amid concerns about the newspaper’s treatment of Black journalists and topics, Wischnowski returns to Pittsburgh as the paper’s new executive editor.
10 Sep 2020
What happened the last time Pittsburgh had a newspaper strike
Will they or won't they strike? While it seems unlikely, media columnist Andy Conte takes a look back at how different things were the last time the Post-Gazette went on strike.
06 Aug 2020
News Guild exclusive: ‘We’re fighting for the soul of the Post-Gazette’
Mike Fuoco, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, talks exclusively to NEXTpittsburgh about what a PG strike would mean for the newspaper and the city.
30 Jul 2020
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
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff revolts, reports The New York Times
The New York Times is the latest news outlet to cover the story of Post-Gazette reporter Alexis Johnson.
11 Jun 2020