[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1528]
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              RECOGNITION OF THE PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

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                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 5, 1996

  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, when the Pittsburgh Press ceased publication 
of its afternoon daily and Sunday editions, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette 
increased its service to the area, but a tradition of newspaper 
competition that had existed for many decades disappeared.
  Several publications tried to fill that void, but the most successful 
has been the publication of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, headed by 
Richard Scaife. The paper has had remarkable circulation growth and 
annual increases in advertising linage.
  In an age when we seldom see newspaper expansion, I want to note that 
on September 10, Mr. Scaife will break ground for a new facility called 
the Newsworks, in Marshall township, a suburb of Pittsburgh. This will 
increase the number of new presses for the newspaper, create some 500 
jobs during the construction phase, and create over 100 permanent 
skilled craftsperson positions when the plant becomes operational.
  The news media is always stronger for competition, and the continued 
development of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is good for western 
Pennsylvania, good for workers, good for the news business, good for 
the full coverage of controversial subjects, good for a selection in 
editorial commentary, and good for the overall rebuilding of western 
Pennsylvania's economy.
  It's a pleasure for me to congratulate Richard Scaife and the 
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on this positive development. I hope this 
example lends impetus to other business leaders to reinvest in their 
core businesses to expand and grow.

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