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CNNonX / Twitter7h ago
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that it has been acquired by the Baltimore Banner’s publisher, rescuing the paper just weeks before it was set to shut down. cnn.it/4tGjjj4 https://t.co/1mARuDF3aN
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Analysis Summary
This is real and well-sourced. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was acquired by the Venetoulis Institute (which owns the Baltimore Banner) on Tuesday, averting a shutdown scheduled for May 3. Block Communications, which owned the paper since 1927, had announced closure in January after $350M in losses over 20 years. The deal preserves the newsroom in Pittsburgh with twice-weekly print editions. NewsGuild's president noted ongoing disputes over back pay owed to journalists for contract violations.
Claims Analysis (3)
“The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has been acquired by the Baltimore Banner's publisher”
Confirmed by Post-Gazette, Baltimore Banner, NYT, and multiple independent sources.
“The acquisition rescues the paper just weeks before it was set to shut down”
The sale closed less than three weeks before the scheduled May 3 final edition date.
“The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism reached the deal”
Official statement from Bob Cohn, CEO of both the Banner and the institute.
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