The Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News — which is now calling itself one publication with regard to circulation — announced, yesterday, Aug. 22, that it has made a formal agreement with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that “will result in more shared content and joint endeavors for both editorial and business purposes.”
Yes, this means they will be offering advertising packages.
This also said the will “work together to avoid duplication of stories.”
One foresees some more media layoffs in Pennsylvania.
The Inquirer/Daily News is the largest newspaper in the state with a circulation of 343,710 as of March 31.
The Post-Gazette is the third largest with a circulation of 187,237.
The conservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is second largest with a circulation of 190,625.
Last month, Alden Global Capital — the hedge fund with a “significant stake” in the corporate owners of the Inquirer/Daily News — announced it acquired Journal Register Co., the company that owns most of the newspapers in suburban Philadelphia.