media-issues
W. Pa. grocery chain Giant Eagle says it won’t sell Post-Gazette
Western Pennsylvania’s largest supermarket chain says it will no longer advertise or sell copies of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in its stores, as part of a new initiative to “stand up against racism and social justice.”
The Post-Gazette’s racism problem isn’t new. A change in ownership can help solve it | Opinion
I still want to see the Post-Gazette succeed, not because its owners deserve it, but because its journalists and the city of Pittsburgh deserves it.
Philly NAACP Prez: Outcome of Comcast case could roll back civil rights protections
A $20 billion lawsuit a Black media mogul and comedian has filed against Comcast is headed to the Supreme Court this week.
Oscar Ramirez and his daughter Valeria: How much power does that powerful image have? | Opinion
By Nicole Smith Dahmen and Paul Slovic When the Associated Press published Julia Le Duc’s photograph of a drowned Salvadoran man, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, and his 23-month old daughter Valeria, it sparked outrage on social media. According to Le Duc, Ramírez had attempted to cross the Rio Grande after realizing he couldn’t present himself […]
Why letting the IRS decide the future of news is a bad idea | Opinion
The health of American democracy could be at stake.
Will the rise of nonprofit news outlets help fill a gap in Pa. journalism? | Opinion
We will find out soon enough whether a serious news market also exists in the Keystone State.
Sunshine Week celebrates a critical part of our democracy: The free press | Opinion
Freedom of the press should never be taken for granted.
Regional news outlet, RadioPa, has a new owner in Maryland Media One
Radio PA, a Keystone State broadcast stalwart that faced the prospect of closing up shop in April, has a new owner. Baltimore-based Maryland Media One LLC, which runs the Maryland News Network, says it’ll take over operations of the regional news network starting April 16. In a news release, Maryland Media said Radio PA’s current […]