The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is slated to shut down publication this May, the paper announced Wednesday afternoon. The Post-Gazette shared the news in an article, noting major financial losses and “court decisions” as reasons why it’s ceasing publication.
“The owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Wednesday that the newspaper will cease publication Sunday, May 3.
Over the past 20 years, Block Communications Inc. has lost more than $350 million in cash operating the newspaper. Despite those efforts, the company said that the realities facing local journalism make “continued cash losses at this scale no longer sustainable.