Front-Page Pittsburgh by Clarke Thomas

Front-Page Pittsburgh by Clarke Thomas

By looking closely at key business decisions, Thomas illustrates how the first newspaper published west of the Alleghenies emerged as the last one standing in Pittsburgh following the devastating labor strike of 1992.Over the years, almost every reader of the Post-Gazette has found something to complain about.

Details the paper's history from its start in 1786 through wars, publishers, changing politics, journalistic evolutions, suffrage, and a strike that held a mirror to PittsburghWe realize, through this book, how the written news acts as a constant to the readers of a sometimes uncertain region.... Take the insider journey, you'll find a renewed sense of respect for the paper that made the trip.-Carol Lee Espy, WQED-TV; ""A wonderful book! Enjoyable, informative, and well written. It gives readers the inside story about the peculiar merger of the Post and the Gazette in the 1920s and the incredible account of the survival of the Post-Gazette rather than the Press during the 1990s.""-Van Beck Hall, University of Pittsburgh

Clarke M. Thomas, was a combat infantryman in World War II, spent forty-three years as a newspaperman in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. In 1997 he received the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania President's Award “in recognition of outstanding career achievement and contributions to Western Pennsylvania journalism.”

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ISBN 13	9780822942481
ISBN 10	0822942488
Title	Front-Page Pittsburgh
Author	Clarke Thomas
Series	Regional
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Pittsburgh Press
Year published	2005-02-01
Number of pages	344
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