Press Releases from the Newspaper Guild
Statement on the Alexis Johnson situation at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 6, 2020
Petition: Support for Post-Gazette Black Journalists
June 7, 2020
Newspaper Guild demands Pittsburgh Post-Gazette management cease discrimination and retaliation
June 8, 2020
Alexis Johnson and Michael Santiago Press Conference
June 8, 2020
Newspaper Guild condemns unrelenting mistreatment of Black reporter
June 9, 2020
NewsGuild-CWA calls for resignation of Post-Gazette Executive Editor Keith Burris and Managing Editor Karen Kane
June 12, 2020
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh supports national call for Keith Burris and Karen Kane to resign immediately
June 12, 2020
External Statements and Releases
NewsGuild-CWA Executive Council Letter to John Block and Post-Gazette Management
Allegheny Conference Board of Directors Statement on Recent Post-Gazette Editorial Decisions
NABJ Disturbed by Silencing of Voices at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Toledo NewsGuild Executive Board
Pennsylvania Lt. Govenor John Fetterman
Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman Josh Bell
Letter From The PBMF President on Michael M. Santiago’s Departure from Pittsburgh
Alexis Johnson lawsuit vs PG Publishing
Media Coverage
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette removes a Black reporter from George Floyd protest coverage, says union
Pittsburgh City Paper | June 4, 2020
Post-Gazette Pulls Black Reporter From Protest Coverage Over ‘Objectivity’ Concerns
90.5 WESA | June 4, 2020
Black Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reporter Removed From BLM Coverage
The Daily Beast | June 4, 2020
Shouts of solidarity for black reporter pulled from protests
AP | June 5, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette removes protest and police brutality stories from website following protests from union members
Pittsburgh City Paper | June 6, 2020
2 Black reporters at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were barred from protest coverage and the paper has removed protest coverage from its website amid public outcry
Insider | June 6, 2020
Pittsburgh paper accused of barring black reporters from covering protests, censoring stories
Washington Post | June 6, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Removes Second Black Journalist from Protest Coverage in Two Days
Pittsburgh Current | June 6, 2020
Post-Gazette reporters denounce black colleague’s removal from protest coverage
Philadelphia Inquirer | June 6, 2020
On Media: Post-Gazette under fire locally and nationally for its treatment of Black journalists. Why we must all do better
NextPittsburgh | June 7, 2020
Interview: Alexis Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter barred from protest coverage, shares gratitude for overwhelming support from allies
Pittsburgh City Paper | June 7, 2020
Floyd protest coverage barred for Pittsburgh journalists of color
AMJoy – MSNBC | June 7, 2020
Black journalists sidelined, stories deleted from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s protest coverage: report
Penn Live | June 7, 2020
Pittsburgh newspaper accused of removing black journalist from protest coverage after she posted a tweet about looting
CNN | June 7, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Faces Blowback After Barring Black Reporters From Protest Coverage
The Wrap | June 7, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bars Black Reporters From Covering Protests, Citing ‘Bias’
The Root | June 7, 2020
Dozens of Post-Gazette journalists allegedly ‘conflicted out’ of covering protests; union reaffirms its support of Alexis Johnson and Michael Santiago
Pittsburgh City Paper | June 8, 2020
Journalists Clash With Newsroom Chiefs Over Protest Coverage
NPR Morning Edition | June 8, 2020
Union demands Pittsburgh Post-Gazette rescind ban on some journalists covering protests
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | June 8, 2020
Two black Post-Gazette reporters and their union speak out about their removal from protest coverage; journalism ethics professor comments
WTAE | June 8, 2020
‘National Embarrassment’: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Under Fire After 2 Black Journalists Say They Were Barred From Protest Coverage
KDKA-TV | June 8, 2020
Staffers Ask Advertisers To Pressure Post-Gazette After Journalists Removed From Protest Coverage
90.5 WESA | June 8, 2020
What It Means to Be a Black Journalist in Pittsburgh Right Now
CityLab | June 8, 2020
What Black Pittsburgh Needs to Know About Media
1Hood Media | June 9, 2020
Newsrooms Must Do More For Black Journalists, Says PG’s Alexis Johnson
90.5 WESA | June 9, 2020
Editorial | Racism as reason: Black journalists aren’t biased
The Pitt News | June 10, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Staff Revolts Over Sidelining of 2 Black Colleagues
New York Times | June 10, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editor’s photo with Trump proves own journalistic bias he claims to condemn
Pittsburgh City Paper | June 10, 2020
Alexis Johnson Isn’t Covering Pittsburgh’s Protests Right Now. The Reason Is Maddening.
Esquire | June 10, 2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finally addressed its controversy, but the explanation doesn’t make it go away
Poynter | June 11, 2020
The Voices Behind the Clash at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
CityLab | June 11, 2020
International News Guild President calls for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editors to resign for sidelining black journalists
Pittsburgh Current | June 12, 2020
Photojournalist banned from covering Black Lives Matter Protests Leaves the Pittsburgh-Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Current | June 14, 2020
Photojournalist Who Says He Was Banned From Protest Coverage Announces He’s Leaving Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
KDKA-TV | June 15, 2020
PBMF panel discusses freedom of the press and racism in the newsroom
Pittsburgh Current | June 15, 2020
‘Am I Biased Because I’m Black?’
New York Magazine | June 15, 2020
Federal Lawsuit Alleges Post-Gazette Violated Civil Rights Laws In Treatment Of Black Reporter
90.5 WESA | June 15, 2020
2 Sidelined Pittsburgh Journalists React: One Quits; the Other Sues
New York Times | June 15, 2020
The standoff between owners and journalists that’s eviscerating Pittsburgh’s biggest newspaper
Washington Post | June 16, 2020
This is what happens when you’re threatened by diversity
Pittsburgh City Paper | June 17, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Michael Santiago on why he is leaving the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh City Paper | June 17, 2020
An Open Letter to Alexis Johnson
Pittsburgh City Paper | June 17, 2020
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editor published a defensive op-ed. The guild president called on him to resign.
Poynter | June 19, 2020