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Here’s how entrepreneurial local journalists are fighting back against Alden Global Capital

Here’s how entrepreneurial local journalists are fighting back against Alden Global Capital

15 Oct, 2020

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Here’s how entrepreneurial local journalists are fighting back against Alden Global Capital

“We endured cut after cut after cut. I had to lay people off,” he said.

Here’s how entrepreneurial local journalists are fighting back against Alden Global Capital

NewsGuild Statement on Halt of Bipartisan Covid Relief Negotiations

07 Oct, 2020

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07 Oct, 2020

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NewsGuild Statement on Halt of Bipartisan Covid Relief Negotiations

“Our nation desperately needs a new COVID-19 economic relief package and we cannot afford an abrupt halt in negotiations.

NewsGuild Statement on Halt of Bipartisan Covid Relief Negotiations

Save The News: Paths Forward Town Hall

Save The News: Paths Forward Town Hall

01 Oct, 2020

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Save The News: Paths Forward Town Hall

As more local news outlets close their doors amid dried up revenue streams, destructive hedge fund ownership, and tech platform monopolies, the issue has become as clear as day: local news is facing an extinction-level event. 

Save The News: Paths Forward Town Hall

Why Hedge Funds Shouldn’t Own the News

Why Hedge Funds Shouldn’t Own the News

01 Oct, 2020

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Why Hedge Funds Shouldn’t Own the News

Dramatic changes in news ownership have been recent and swift. Today, hedge funds control one-third of U.S.

Why Hedge Funds Shouldn’t Own the News

Kenosha, WI: A shrinking newsroom, doing more with less

Kenosha, WI: A shrinking newsroom, doing more with less

28 Sep, 2020

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Kenosha, WI: A shrinking newsroom, doing more with less

Reporters from 75 or more news outlets across the United States descended on Kenosha, Wisconsin, to cover emotional and sometimes violent protests in the days after Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot in the back multiple times by Kenosha police.

Kenosha, WI: A shrinking newsroom, doing more with less

Pottstown Mercury: an Army of One

Pottstown Mercury: an Army of One

22 Sep, 2020

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Pottstown Mercury: an Army of One

When Evan Brandt began working at The Mercury as a municipal reporter in 1997, his beat focused on one community -- Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and the daily paper had 14 reporters, including a few sportswriters.

Pottstown Mercury: an Army of One