Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Archives

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

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