Overview
- Block Communications said the Post-Gazette will publish its final edition on May 3, ending operations after more than $350 million in cash losses over 20 years.
- The company said a recent U.S. 3rd Circuit decision requires a return to the 2014–17 union contract, which it called outdated and inflexible for current operations.
- Employees learned of the closure on a companywide Zoom call and were asked to continue publishing under business-as-usual conditions until May.
- The shutdown leaves the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review as the region’s last major newspaper, while owners said sister paper the Toledo Blade is unaffected.
- Block also closed the Pittsburgh City Paper earlier this month, and the Post-Gazette’s end will displace staff including veteran sportswriters such as Gerry Dulac and Ray Fittipaldo.