Pittsburgh daily news cooperative announcement harnesses nearly 100 neighbors’ contributions in town hall
Multimedia journalist Steve Mellon speaks to a crowd at the first Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting (PAPER) town hall on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1Hood Media’s Blaxk Box Theater in Oakland. (Photo by Alexandra Wimley)Attendees listen to speakers at the first Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting (PAPER) town hall on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1Hood Media’s Blaxk Box Theater in Oakland. (Photo by Alexandra Wimley)Speakers, from left, include multimedia journalist Steve Mellon, Abolitionist Law Center community organizer Tanisha Long, Allegheny County Councilperson At-Large Bethany Hallam and Ron Gaydos of Keystone Development Center at the first Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting (PAPER) town hall on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1Hood Media’s Blaxk Box Theater in Oakland. (Photo by Alexandra Wimley)Reporter Ed Blazina holds up notes from a group discussion to show the crowd at the first Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting (PAPER) town hall on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1Hood Media’s Blaxk Box Theater in Oakland. (Photo by Alexandra Wimley)
