The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
United States President Donald Trump holds a news briefing at the White House on Aug. 4, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Editorial | Trump is a danger to the First Amendment

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 18, 2025
Trump, though he has dubbed himself and his protégé Elon Musk as the last line of defense against freedom of speech, is the greatest threat to our First Amendment rights. 
Katelyn Polantz and Brett Murphy engaged in a forum on Supreme Court ethics in the Teplitz Memorial Courtroom on Thursday.

Brett Murphy, Katelyn Polantz talk court ethics and judicial journalism at Pitt Law School

By Spencer Levering, Assistant News Editor • September 13, 2024
On Thursday afternoon, ProPublica reporter Brett Murphy and CNN reporter Katelyn Polantz discussed their experiences reporting on high-profile legal stories and issues regarding court ethics. The talk was moderated by chancellor emeritus Mark Nordenberg.
Satire | A better use for editorial space

Satire | A better use for editorial space

By Anna Ehlers, Contributing Editor • April 17, 2024
While I am already impressed by how The Pitt News has taken advantage of ad opportunities, with many ads featured both on the website and in the print edition, I believe it would be to The Pitt News’ advantage to take your advertisement goals even further and replace editorial material with these helpful advertisements. 
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 10, 2023.

Editorial | Respect press freedoms

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 4, 2024
In order to maintain the sanctity of freedom of press and create a global society where journalists and citizens can speak freely, we must seek to respect press freedoms at all times.
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip onSaturday, Jan. 27.

Opinion | Journalism is not a crime

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Senior Staff Columnist • February 2, 2024
Killing journalists is a war crime. There is not a single government or military in the world that is unaware of this fact. Press and media employees are meant to have immunity during military attacks, even in the extremely rare case that they are producing propaganda. 
Dexter Henry poses for a photo.

Q&A | Pitt alum and sports journalist Dexter Henry reflects on time with TPN, offers advice to Pitt students

By Lily Peters, Staff Writer • October 26, 2023

Dexter Henry is a Pitt alum who has worked in the sports journalism industry since his graduation from Pitt in 2005. He began his career at the Brooklyn Skyline Newspaper, where he covered general assignment...

The exhibit “PRESSED: Images from the Jewish Daily Forward,” on the first floor of Hillman Library.

‘PRESSED’ exhibit in Hillman Library connects students with Jewish journalism

By Trinity Foster, Staff Writer • February 15, 2023
Artifacts from the “The Jewish Daily Forward,” a 125-year-old independent newspaper, are available to Pitt students through “PRESSED: Images from the Jewish Daily Forward.” The exhibit is running through April in the newly renovated first floor of Hillman Library.
Editorial | We support the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike

Editorial | We support the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 24, 2022
The owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette need to support their employees by giving them fair pay and health care.
The Pitt News has been active since 1910.

Pressing the student press: Inside the TPN newsroom

By Nathan Fitchett, For The Pitt News • January 29, 2020
In honor of Student Press Freedom Day, we’ve decided to report on something that we don’t often cover — ourselves.
Journalists of the Post-Gazette are participating in a byline strike to protest what they described as “a tense, toxic environment, bereft of joy and respect.”

Editorial: We support the Post-Gazette’s byline strike

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 21, 2019
For a while now, there has been an uneasy, seemingly hostile relationship between journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the newspaper’s higher-ups.
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