Pittsburgh City Paper
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| The Pittsburgh City Paper Logo | |
| Type | Alternative Weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Block Communications |
| President | Donald Block |
| Editor-in-chief | Ali Trachta |
| News editor | Colin Williams |
| Photo editor | Mars Johnson |
| Launched | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 4 Smithfield Street, Suite 1210 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 1066-0062 |
| OCLC number | 26849157 |
| Website | pghcitypaper |
| Free online archives | Yes |
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The Pittsburgh City Paper is Pittsburgh's leading alternative weekly newspaper which focuses on local news, opinion, and arts and entertainment. It bought out In Pittsburgh Weekly in 2001.[1] As of April 2015, City Paper is the 14th largest (by circulation) alternative weekly in the United States.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The Pittsburgh City Paper is a free publication and is distributed in most neighborhoods throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area every Wednesday, with about 70,000 copies printed weekly.[3][better source needed]
The City Paper was originally based in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Like most alternative weeklies, the publication tended toward a left-wing viewpoint. Pittsburgh City Paper's slogan is "All Paper, No Plastic."
The Pittsburgh City Paper is locally owned and has no business relationship with other City Papers found in other cities such as the Washington City Paper and Philadelphia City Paper. In 2016, Steel City Media sold the City Paper to the owners of the Butler Eagle.[4]
On May 15, 2018, City Paper terminated editor Charlie Deitch following pressure from City Paper and Butler Eagle publisher Butler Color Press after a disagreement over coverage of controversial Pennsylvania state representative Daryl Metcalfe.[5] Deitch would go on to found the direct competitor, Pittsburgh Current, as a result.
In 2023, a subsidiary of Block Communications Inc.—owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Toledo Blade, and other local news organizations—bought Pittsburgh City Paper.[6] The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
See also
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