I built my career at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Now it’s ending.
When the email dropped in my inbox, I knew it was bad news, but like the ocean exposing tide pools just before a tsunami, I assumed the Post-Gazette was on an upward trajectory.
It was 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, and I had just stepped into the shower when my phone dinged with a text from my coworker in a group chat. I drew back the curtain and opened my phone, pearls of water momentarily obscuring the screen.
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