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Op-Ed: How to stop hedge funds from wrecking local news
09 Jun, 2021

With Alden Global Capital’s recent acquisition of the Tribune Publishing newspaper chain, the country has reached a troubling milestone: Half of the daily newspaper circulation in America is now owned by hedge funds.
This is a real threat to democracy, because hedge funds and private equity firms have a track record of cutting the reporting staff of local newsrooms to increase profits. We must stop viewing this trend as inevitable. We need to confront it head on, including with public policies.
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Feb, 2022
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Study: Private equity firms buying newspapers cut local news
Study: Private equity firms buying newspapers cut local news
Vulture capitalists are circling my old newspaper. Here’s why we need to fight them off.
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Dec, 2021
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Vulture capitalists are circling my old newspaper. Here’s why we need to fight them off.
Vulture capitalists are circling my old newspaper. Here’s why we need to fight them off.
How the Local News Crisis Affects Coverage of COVID and Climate – and Vice Versa
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Dec, 2021
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How the Local News Crisis Affects Coverage of COVID and Climate – and Vice Versa
How the Local News Crisis Affects Coverage of COVID and Climate – and Vice Versa