The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette no longer prints a daily newspaper

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Pittsburgh is now the largest city in America without a daily newspaper.

After many iterations, Pittsburgh’s last remaining daily, the 232-year-old Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, cut its print production schedule from seven days a week to five, eliminating physical copies of the Tuesday and Saturday editions, starting this weekend.

The news organization said it is looking to reposition itself as a more digitally focused outlet, amid widespread economic contractions facing newspapers.

PG Executive Editor David Shribman wrote that eliminating two print issues allows it to focus more on “undertaking a full-throttle commitment to the digital delivery of news…” In a subsequent letter to readers and subscribers, the PG said print editions would be eliminated on Tuesdays and Saturdays, but it will continue publishing e-editions on those days.

Shribman told The Incline that the production shift won’t coincide with newsroom layoffs now. He was unaware what it might mean on the production end, referring additional questions to the Post-Gazette’s chief marketing officer, Tracey DeAngelo, whose office declined comment when reached by The Incline.

https://theincline.com/2018/08/26/the-pittsburgh-post-gazette-no-longer-prints-a-daily-newspaper/

[MyOwnPeace]

1. CHANGE is happening............

I was a 30+ year subscriber and they dumped me earlier this year, claiming that there were not enough subscribers in my neighborhood.
This is also the paper that dumped editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers for his "anti-Trump" cartoons (sometimes the truth hurts, huh?).

But, I'm willing to accept the fact that it just may be a sign of things to come.

Too bad - we NEED an effective, free press. It HAS to be a good thing - otherwise, why else would IQ45 be fighting against it so hard?

It is a shame to see us lose our candidness and oversight because of economic conditions. We cannot afford to lose it.