A Jail Lawsuit, Journalism Losses & Standing Desk Magic

It’s the Friday news roundup! We’ve got a wild story about the county giving in on a lawsuit brought by a paramilitary jail “expert,” who may have never done any real work, plus a send off to our departing friends at The Incline and 90.5 WESA’s The Confluence. Host Megan Harris is joined by Brian Conway, founder of the Pittsburgh Independent, and NEXTpittsburgh columnist Tony Norman to break it all down.

**Note: If you’re looking for more on the synagogue shooting trial, please stick with us. We’ll have more for you early next week.

We always cite our sources:

•  Brian Conway’s piece about the county payment to Joseph Garcia dropped Wednesday
• Nieman Lab picked up the Pittsburgh Independent’s story about the final days of The Incline
• City Paper wrote a great piece explaining what’s going on at WESA
• The Pittsburgh Union Progress has chronicled their strike from the start. Check out the latest here

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