Inquirer extends its alliance with Post-Gazette
The Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will enter a news alliance that includes sharing content for both print and online, working jointly on some projects and expanding statewide coverage, the companies announced Friday.
The Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will enter a news alliance that includes sharing content for both print and online, working jointly on some projects and expanding statewide coverage, the companies announced Friday.
The Inquirer, owned by Philadelphia Media Network Inc., and the Post-Gazette have shared stories for the last two years. The new arrangement will increase that cooperation and volume of shared news, to include such coverage as politics, business, health, and sports. The shared content will include multimedia as well as text.
"The Inquirer is excited to join forces with the Post-Gazette to create an alliance dedicated to producing award-winning, accountability journalism in Harrisburg and beyond," said Stan Wischnowski, editor of The Inquirer. "Pennsylvania will be a pivotal state in the 2012 presidential election. This partnership positions both papers to lead the way in coverage of this incredibly important story."
The first major joint project will be an NFL preview package that will appear Sept. 8 in The Inquirer and Sept. 9 in the Post-Gazette.
David Shribman, editor of the Post-Gazette, said the alliance would help the papers expand their reach and provide perspectives from across Pennsylvania. "Now we are poised to bring this alliance to a new level - and to serve our readers and our communities with even greater vigor," Shribman said.
The Post-Gazette is owned by Block Communications Inc.