Story and photos by Tiney Ricciardi When negotiations get tough, the tough get fermenting. That’s the approach The Denver Post’s newsroom union took when it partnered with a local brewery on an “extra, extra” special beer to raise awareness about its… Continue Reading →

Online “strike paper” is part of an esteemed tradition By Julie Reynolds It’s rare for private-sector union members to go on strike these days. But it’s even rarer for journalists to walk off the job. I remember occasionally bringing up… Continue Reading →

The founders of Alden Global Capital — the infamous ‘destroyer of newspapers’ — are walking away from unpaid bills as they amass ever more personal wealth (and continue to gut news organizations)   By Julie Reynolds Randall Smith, cofounder of… Continue Reading →

The shadow bank’s legacy includes controversial investments, lawsuits and financing the destruction of local news By Julie Reynolds Citing a New York shadow bank’s dual track record of “funding gun violence and death” and the destruction of local news, the… Continue Reading →

By Sally Davidow, The NewsGuild The NewsGuild-CWA is urging shareholders of Lee Enterprises to rebuff the latest moves by Alden Global Capital to take control of the company. In a March 1 letter, NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss urged “fellow shareholders” to… Continue Reading →

By Julie Reynolds In a stunning Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Lee Enterprises took a big swing at Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund attempting a hostile takeover of the news chain. The filing comes days after a Delaware chancery… Continue Reading →

Numerous public pension funds have invested in Cerberus, the ‘shadow banker’ behind Alden Global Capital   Members of The NewsGuild are speaking out to public pension funds about their support of a company that has financed the destruction of local news…. Continue Reading →

Alden’s sleight-of-hand bid demands a closer look UPDATE, 11/25/2021: Lee Enterprises has enacted a plan to keep Alden from buying more than 10% of the company to give Lee more time to consider the takeover offer. By Julie Reynolds The… Continue Reading →

By Julie Reynolds Saying their investments are “enabling the destruction of local news,” The NewsGuild-CWA is calling on two of the nation’s largest public pension plans to consider divesting from the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. In letters sent… Continue Reading →

Cerberus Capital Management is entrenched in the military industrial complex and its company trained a journalist’s assassins. It also made possible the takeover of Tribune Publishing.   By Julia Reynolds   To the ancient Greeks, Cerberus was the hound of Hades, a… Continue Reading →