Two of Pittsburgh’s most prominent newspapers recently announced they would be closing.
Exactly one week apart, Block Communications, Inc. revealed its plans to shut down two of their subsidiaries, the Pittsburgh City Paper and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh journalists and media organizations are figuring out how to fill the loss of two significant local news sources in the region.
On Jan. 7, Block Communications announced their decision to terminate its other Pittsburgh media organization, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, on May 3, 2026. In a press release, Block Communications attributed the decision to financial losses allegedly totalling more than $350 million over the past two decades…