NewsGuild-CWA and the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh call for resignation of two Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editors

The Washington, D.C.-based parent union organization of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, The NewsGuild-CWA, has joined the former in calling for the resignations of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editors Keith Burris and Karen Kane, citing allegations of unfair treatment of two black reporters at the paper who have been reportedly barred from protest coverage. The statements were made following a controversy that has taken place at the paper over the past two weeks. "Executive Editor Keith Burris and…