The ''Pittsburgh City Paper'' is
Pittsburgh's leading
alternative weekly
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newspaper
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which focuses on local news, opinion, and arts and entertainment. It bought out ''In Pittsburgh Weekly'' in 2001. As of April 2015, ''City Paper'' is the 14th largest (by circulation) alternative weekly in the United States.
History
The ''Pittsburgh City Paper'' is a free publication and is distributed in most neighborhoods throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area every Wednesday, with about 70,000 copies printed weekly.
The ''City Paper'' was originally based in
Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Like most alternative weeklies, the publication tended toward a
left-wing
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viewpoint. ''Pittsburgh City Paper''s slogan is "All Paper, No Plastic."
The ''Pittsburgh City Paper'' is locally owned and has no business relationship with other ''City Paper''s found in other cities such as the ''
Washington City Paper
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'' and ''
Philadelphia City Paper''. In 2016, Steel City Media sold the ''City Paper'' to the owners of the ''
Butler Eagle''.
On May 15, 2018, ''City Paper'' terminated editor Charlie Deitch following pressure from ''City Paper'' and ''
Butler Eagle'' publisher
Butler Color Press
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after a disagreement over coverage of controversial Pennsylvania state representative
Daryl Metcalfe
Daryl D. Metcalfe (born November 9, 1962) is an American politician currently serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Metcalfe is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the 12th legislative district since 1999.
Back ...
.
Deitch would go on to found the direct competitor,
Pittsburgh Current
The Pittsburgh Current is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The paper is distributed on Wednesdays and covers local news and arts. It was founded in 2018 by Charlie Deitch to promote Freedom of the press claiming his ...
, as a result.
Awards and recognition
In 2010, the ''CP'' news staff won 10 awards out of 11 nominations from the Press Club in western Pennsylvania. Individual winners included Charlie Deitch for Business Writing, Chris Young in Health and Medical reporting, Chris Potter for Columns and Bill O'Driscoll for Best Feature and Science and Technology writing. The news staff also won an award for its coverage of the
2009 G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh.
"The Press Club of Western PA Announces 2010 Golden Quill Winners"
PR Newswire
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. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
Since 2010, City Paper staff writers have won more than two-dozen awards for journalism. Editor Charlie Deitch has won 16 Golden Quill Awards from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, including two Ray Sprigle Memorial Awards for best-in-show. Between 2015-2017, News Editor Rebecca Addison has won three consecutive Sprigle Awards. Staff Writer Ryan Deto was the co-winner of the 2016 Sprigle award and in 2017 he was recognized for excellence in race reporting by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies for his coverage o
detention and eventual deportation
of a local community leader.
See also
* Eagle Media Corp.
References
External links
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