Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finds nonprofit buyer, avoids shutdown on May 3

2026-04-15 By Main Street Independent

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said Block Communications found a nonprofit buyer, the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, to keep the newspaper operating.
Block Communications said the deal would shift the Post-Gazette to printing on Thursday and Sunday while running a website on other days.
The Post-Gazette had been scheduled to close on May 3 before the buyer announcement.
Jay Costa said having a newspaper “that demonstrates that” is imperative for Pittsburgh’s vibrancy.
Venetoulis Institute CEO Bob Cohn said the institute has learned in Maryland that building local journalism takes “time, discipline and investment.”

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Published: 2026-04-15
Place: United States
Topic tags: publishing, mass media, non-governmental organisation
Storylines: 2026-midterm-elections
Primary entities: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Block Communications, Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, Baltimore Banner, Jay Costa, Bob Cohn, David Shribman, Steve Mellon, Jennifer Bertetto, Andrew Conte, Sara Innamorato
Themes: Local journalism, Nonprofit media ownership, Preserving newsroom capacity, Newspaper closures and industry disruption, Civic life and access to information
Floor values engaged: Informed citizenship, Accountability of power, human_life_and_dignity, Truthfulness, Equality & fairness
Source cluster: cluster_ap_2026-04-15_pittsburgh-newspaper-closure-sale-nonpro
Framework version: 1.3.0
Generated: 2026-05-25T00:00:00Z
Consensus floor: 2026-05-11
Mindspec: 2026-05-11