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Why the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s closure exposes a growing threat to democracy

  • Written by Victor Pickard, C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy, University of Pennsylvania
Why the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s closure exposes a growing threat to democracyThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced it will shut down on May 3.AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced on Jan. 7, 2026, that it will cease all operations effective May 3. The daily newspaper, founded in 1786, has been the city’s paper of record for nearly a century and is one of the oldest newspapers in the country.

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