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Staff Ed: What’s happening to journalism in Pittsburgh?

In rapid succession we have seen the dissolution of two major Pittsburgh publications, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh City Paper, both owned by Block Communications Inc. (BCI). The announcements came as a surprise for most of us, and it now feels like we have entered the mourning period for these papers. BCI shut their publications down because of a large loss of money, as well … Continue reading Staff Ed: What’s happening to journalism in Pittsburgh?

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Community reacts after Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces closure

Kaitlyn Hughes & Eliyahu Gasson & Naomi Girson | news editor & editor-in-chief & opinions editor Steve Mellon, a photographer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, was on his way back from an assignment at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on Wednesday when he got an alert about a newspaper-wide Zoom meeting at 1:15 p.m. The message came just hours after the Post-Gazette’s publisher failed to … Continue reading Community reacts after Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces closure

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Hate speech and free speech not the same

02/21/2019 By Duke Staff The Democrat-Reporter, a newspaper in the western Alabama town of Linden, expanded its small readership this week with an editorial that forced its way into the mainstream news cycle by beginning with the sentence, “Time for the Ku Klux Klan to ride again.” The op-ed called for the return of the infamous white supremacist group to “raid the gated communities” of … Continue reading Hate speech and free speech not the same

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New Post-Gazette cartoonist criticized for sexism, misogyny

02/07/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor Once upon a time, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was a household staple. It would come to the door in its little green bag, and my father would bring it inside; it was the perfect companion to a cup of coffee. Back then, I was far more interested in the little green bag, blowing it up and swatting it around … Continue reading New Post-Gazette cartoonist criticized for sexism, misogyny

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Duquesne remembers 1968 alum and local media figure, Frank Gottlieb

Raymond Arke | News Editor 11/02/17 An influential local media fixture and Duquesne graduate passed away last week. Frank Gottlieb was a Vietnam War veteran and the former news director for KQV News Radio in Pittsburgh, according to his obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He graduated from Duquesne in 1968 with a degree in print journalism, Duquesne’s Office of Alumni Engagement said in an email. … Continue reading Duquesne remembers 1968 alum and local media figure, Frank Gottlieb

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