After facing the death of its dominant newspaper, Pittsburghs media has a surprising turnaround
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the space of a couple of weeks this spring, Pittsburgh media has lived through a near-death experience and a resurrection. Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last week announced the newspaper's sale to a nonprofit foundation that said it was committed to keeping it open. A news outlet that predates the U. S. Constitution was due to close on May 3, which would have made the Steel City the nation's largest community without a city-based paper. Weeks earlier, the City on...
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