The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, one of America's oldest newspapers, will publish its final edition on 3 May, its parent company Block Communications has announced.
The closure follows more than $350m in losses over two decades. Block Communications said the financial burden had become unsustainable, noting that 'the realities facing local journalism make continued cash losses at this scale no longer sustainable'.
The company also cited a recent legal ruling that reinstated the terms of the newspaper's 2014–2017 labour agreement with its union. It described the ruling as imposing 'outdated and inflexible operational practices unsuited for today's local journalism'.
Block Communications expressed regret over the decision's impact on Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. The closure comes shortly after the company shuttered the Pittsburgh City Paper earlier this month, citing its failure to achieve sufficient financial performance.
