The video image of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette striker Alexandra Wimley appears on a billboard truck outside the PG newsroom on North Shore Drive on the North Shore on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The billboard truck was part of an effort to mark the two-year anniversary of the strike. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Union Progress)

Newsletter: This is what two years on strike looks like

This past weekend I joined several dozen other folks supporting our family at the Baltimore Sun during the “Rally for the Soul of the Sun” near the harbor. The Sun was bought by David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, in January.

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This past weekend I joined several dozen other folks supporting our family at the Baltimore Sun during the “Rally for the Soul of the Sun” near the harbor. The Sun was bought by David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, in January.

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At Least 128 Journalists and Media Workers Killed in Israel-Gaza War

At least 128 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Israel-Gaza War since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). All but five of those killed were Palestinian. Four journalists and media workers were Israeli and one was Lebanese. More than 41,000 other Palestinians have also been killed, according to Reuters. The majority of those victims identified by Palestinian health authorities are women and children. 

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