Trumpy Owners Close Major City’s Pulitzer-Winning Newspaper:
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is the region’s largest newspaper.
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Pittsburgh’s Pulitzer-Winning Paper Shuts DownThe 125-year-old Post-Gazette will close on May 3 despite 83,000 subscribers and multiple prestigious awards.
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- Billionaire twins John and Allan Block announced the newspaper’s closure via a pre-recorded Zoom message with minimal notice.
- The Post-Gazette earned a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for its coverage of the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre.
- Prolonged labor disputes and a historic strike have marked recent years at the publication amid tensions with ownership.
- Employees described the closure announcement as dehumanizing and suspect it is linked to ongoing legal battles.
It seems crazy that a city the size of Pittsburgh is losing its largest news outlet, and I can’t believe the company is shutting down instead of selling.— A reporter commenting on the closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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