KDKA & Post-Gazette Story

[TheBigA]

Here is some analysis of KDKA's coverage of the Post-Gazette shut-down:

When the News Hit Home, KDKA Owned the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Story

KDKA showed that sometimes the smartest move is throwing the plan out the window and trusting the newsroom and hosts to follow the news. This was one of those moments, and the station never hesitated.

barrettmedia.com

 

[AMRadioGuy]

Yes, KDKA did a nice job with their coverage. I was tuned in that evening for much of it. Very sad that we're losing another newspaper here in the US, and such a legacy paper at that...

 

[blackgold]

At one time, in my hometown of Boston, we had 12 newspapers(all of which were printed on Newspaper Row in what is now Downtown Crossing). Now, newspapers have gone the way of the dinosaur; people want to get news on the internet or on YouTube.

 

[DavidZ]

Meanwhile the suburban Pittsburgh Tribune is going to start publishing a weekend edition focusing on Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.

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[TheBigA]

Follow up to the Post-Gazette shutdown: A non-profit from Baltimore is buying the paper:

Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off its closure

The Venetoulis Institute will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, converting it to a nonprofit to prevent the historic paper’s closure.

www.thebanner.com

The question is how will the Banner handle the strike that caused the paper to shutter.

From what I can determine from the article, the new owner won't have to absorb any previous contracts.