Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to shut down and publish final edition in May

Newspaper’s closure follows two decades of financial losses totaling over $350m and legal ruling favoring its unionThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has announced it will cease operations, with its final edition scheduled for 3 May.The decision to shutter the newspaper – with its origins dating back to 1786 – was disclosed on Wednesday by Block Communications, the newspaper’s parent company based in Toledo, Ohio. Continue reading...