Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s new owners make deep cuts to newsroom staff

This article was originally published by WESA. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will shrink to just under half its current size under its new owners, Post-Gazette employees told 90.5 WESA on Friday. And while the downsizing was no surprise, staffers expressed dismay at its magnitude — and some raised questions about whether union supporters had been targeted. The Post-Gazette newsroom is said to have numbered around 100 people. But workers there confirmed that a sizable portion of them were not reta...