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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be sold to the nonprofit Venetoulis Institute (which also runs the Baltimore Banner) and will continue printing twice weekly and online; the May 4 transfer ends Block Communications’ ownership and ushers in a new era for local journalism, with David Shribman joining the Venetoulis board after a period of labor disputes that included a 2022 newsroom strike.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be sold to the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, the nonprofit publisher of the Baltimore Banner, effective May 4, with the newsroom staying in Pittsburgh and print days maintained (Thursday and Sunday) while staff may shrink; the sale prevents the paper from closing after years of losses by Block Communications, and unions await talks with the new owners.
Robert Kuttner argues that the Washington Post’s 30% layoffs under owner Jeff Bezos threaten democracy by eroding independent journalism. He contends legacy ownership is unreliable and proposes a Guardian-like nonprofit trust to sustain a national daily, citing The Guardian and the Baltimore Banner as practical models and urging philanthropic funding to create a nonprofit DC-based national newspaper.
Justin Tucker accepted a 10-game suspension from the NFL amid allegations he denies, with the suspension resulting from a negotiated agreement rather than a formal league investigation, raising questions about his public stance and potential legal actions.