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.
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.
My hope for Pittsburgh is that when we are able to gather together once more, that we step out of our comfort zones, interact with one another with empathy and optimism, and support causes that maybe feel unfamiliar or new to us.
The Steelers and Penguins drive a lot of traffic, subscriptions and revenues for Pittsburgh media. At the Post-Gazette, a single Steelers story can generate hundreds of thousands of clicks.
Did Post-Gazette Publisher John Robinson Block go “berserk” as the newspaper guild says — or was he simply blowing off frustration over the dire situation?