On Media: Changes continue at the PG and Pittsburgh’s TV stations
Post-Gazette hires editors; Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine launches; Beaver County Times fills vacancies; and familiar faces find new jobs on TV.
20 Oct 2021
On Media: Susan McFarland went from intern to executive editor at the Trib. What’s next?
Sue McFarland plans to retire on September 15 but took time to share some insights from her 42 years in the business.
19 Jul 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: Why newspaper owners aren’t to blame and what’s new around town
We all have a role to play in the decline of daily newspapers.
08 Mar 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
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