Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff to be significantly reduced under new ownership

When the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette publishes its first edition under new ownership on Monday, it will be doing so with a significantly reduced staff.

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism acquired the Post-Gazette from its longtime owners, Block Communications, and has announced it will be retaining the paper's current leadership.

Tracey DeAngelo will remain president of the paper and Stan Wischnowski will remain as executive editor — but the paper they will oversee will be considerably smaller than its current size. 

Earlier this week, the new owners of the Post-Gazette sent employment offers to about half of the paper's staff of reporters, editors and photographers. Many other employees said they received no communication at all.

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