240-Year-Old Newspaper Shutting Its Doors For Good
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, founded in 1786, will shut down on May 3, its owners announced Wednesday. Block Communications Inc. has hemorrhaged over $350 million in cash while owning the newspaper over the past two…
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