The team at PublicSource takes great pride in our journalism and community impact. Our greatest rewards come from reader feedback and support, and we don’t measure our success in awards or accolades. However, we appreciate when the work of our dedicated staff is recognized locally and internationally, as it has been consistently over the past […]
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PublicSource announces leadership transition
The PublicSource Board of Directors is announcing the transition of Executive Director Mila Sanina. After five years, Mila has chosen to take time to focus on her well-being. The board thanks Mila for her exceptional, dedicated service to PublicSource. During her tenure, she led PublicSource’s growth from 5 to 13 employees, developed and grew its […]
PublicSource names newsroom leadership
As PublicSource celebrates its 10th anniversary, the organization announces the promotion of Halle Stockton to the role of editor-in-chief.
PublicSource establishes audience team, names new K-12 education reporter
We have some exciting shifts within our newsroom to announce, and it has everything to do with serving you better. TyLisa C. Johnson, who you know as our K-12 education reporter, has been promoted to become PublicSource’s first audience engagement editor. In that role, she will work to build relationships with our current audience and […]
Hippensteel, Jordan receive National Center on Disability and Journalism honors
Here we will keep you updated with new announcements of our journalism being celebrated in 2022.
PublicSource wins two national Edward R. Murrow Awards
PublicSource was honored with two national Edward R. Murrow awards for reporting by a small digital news organization, announced during the Radio Television Digital News Association’s national broadcast on Aug. 11. PWSA: After the Crisis, by Oliver Morrison, received the Murrow award for a News Series. This 12-part series provides the fullest account of Pittsburgh’s […]
PublicSource nabs 3 nominations for 2020 international online journalism awards
PublicSource, a nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region, has been named as a finalist for general excellence, cross-newsroom collaboration and explanatory reporting in the 2020 Online News Association awards. The prestigious awards honor excellence in online journalism worldwide. PublicSource is a finalist for General Excellence in Online Journalism in the micro newsrooms category (newsrooms fewer […]
‘Welcome to the movement’: Hundreds rally against police brutality, racism at Allderdice, in Bloomfield and Fox Chapel
Hundreds gathered at Allderdice High School and in Bloomfield and Fox Chapel borough on June 11, the 13th day of Black Lives Matter protests in Pittsburgh. Those in attendance carried signs, participated in chants and listened to impassioned speakers who called on the crowds to show solidarity with Black students and residents in the Pittsburgh […]
PublicSource CEO departs
PublicSource CEO Eric Zack has left the news organization, its board of directors said Monday. “We’re very glad to have had him and thank him very much for the time that he spent here,” said Ted Anthony, the board president.
PublicSource names interim board president
Ted Anthony, a Pittsburgh-area native and longtime correspondent and news leader at The Associated Press, has been named interim president of PublicSource’s board of directors until the end of the year.