Speaking truth to Alden: photos

Marching to Alden headquarters | Photo by Tania Barricklo

On May 8, Digital First Media journalists rallied in New York City and Denver to tell Alden Global Capital executives to get their vulture hedge fund out of the news business. Others showed support at DFM papers in Trenton, Michigan, Minnesota and upstate New York.

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Denver Post employees rally in Colorado. Photo by Laurie Faliano

Journalists from Digital First Media papers protest their owners, Alden Global Capitol, outside their headquarters in New York City, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photograph by Karl Mondon)

News media covering the NYC rally. Photo by Tania Barricklo

Journalists from Digital First Media papers protest their owners, Alden Global Capitol, outside their headquarters in New York City, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photograph by Karl Mondon)

Staff at the St. Paul Pioneer Press show their support for Denver Post and other journalists delivering the truth to Alden.

Reporter George Kelly. Photo by Julie Reynolds

Current and former Denver Post staff and supporters rally against Alden Global Capital in 2016 | Photo by Patrick Traylor

Photo by Julie Reynolds

Rising up in Denver. | By John Leyba

Denver Post reporter John Wenzel, center, speaks to members of the media on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 outside the paper’s office and printing plant in north Denver. (Photo by Patrick Traylor)

Photo by Tania Barricklo

Rising up at a past rally in Denver. | Photo by John Leyba

Photo by Tania Barricklo

Daily Freeman representing in NYC! Photo Arial Zangla

Journalists protested Alden’s chop-shop tactics in May 2018. Tania Barricklo

Guild members from The Macomb Daily and Daily Tribune of Royal Oak unit, in suburban Detroit on May 8.

Reporter George Kelly of the East Bay Times calls out the shame of the Alden Global Capitol owners in their headquarters in New York City, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photograph by Karl Mondon)

Photo by Tania Barricklo

Current and former Denver Post staff and supporters rally against Alden Global Capital outside the paper’s office and printing plant in north Denver. (Photo by Patrick Traylor)

Denver Post reporter Kieran Nicholson lends his voice to a protest outside Alden Global Capitol headquarters in New York City, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photograph by Karl Mondon)

Rising up in Denver. | By John Leyba

Crowd at the Denver Post rally. Photo by Dani Day

DFM journalists Thomas Peele, Karl Mondon, and George Kelly flew 3000 miles to protest at Alden Global Capitol headquarters last May. | Karl Mondon

Photo by Tania Barricklo

Denver Post reporter Joe Rubino lends his voice to a protest outside Alden Global Capitol headquarters in New York City, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photograph by Karl Mondon)

Thomas Peele | Ariel Zangla

Rising up in Denver. | By John Leyba

Staff at the Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY) in solidarity on May 8 tell Alden to Invest or Sell.

Denver Post employees rally in Colorado. Photo by Laurie Faliano.

Journalists from Digital First Media papers protest their owners, Alden Global Capitol, outside their headquarters in New York City, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photograph by Karl Mondon)

On the set of Democracy Now! Photo by Tania Barricklo

Photo by Tania Barricklo

News media covering the NYC rally. Photo by Tania Barricklo

Elizabeth Hernandez of The Denver Post signs a group letter to Alden in New York City. | Julie Reynolds

Staff at the Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY) in solidarity on May 8 tell Alden to Invest or Sell.

Investigative reporter Thomas Peele of the East Bay Times is stopped by building security attempting to deliver petitions to Alden Global Capitol at their headquarters in New York City, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photograph by Karl Mondon)

Former Denver Post editorial page editor Chuck Plunkett, center, speaks to members of the media on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 outside the paper’s office and printing plant in north Denver. Photo by Patrick Traylor

Staff at the Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY) in solidarity on May 8 tell Alden to Invest or Sell.

Rising up in Denver. | By John Leyba

Reporter Thomas Peele carrying 11,000 letters to Alden. Photo by Tania Barricklo

Photo by Arial Zangla

Photo by Tania Barricklo

News media covering the NYC rally. Photo by Tania Barricklo

Daily Freeman representing in NYC! Photo Arial Zangla

Denver Post employees rally in Colorado. Photo by Laurie Faliano

Staff at the Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY) in solidarity on May 8 tell Alden to Invest or Sell.

Photo by Tania Barricklo

Current and former Denver Post staff and supporters rally against Alden Global Capital outside the paper’s office and printing plant in north Denver. (Photo by Patrick Traylor)

Daily Freeman representing in NYC! Photo Arial Zangla

Denver Post reporter Noelle Phillips on the set of Democracy Now! Photo by Tania Barricklo

Rising up in Denver. | John Leyba

Photo by Tania Barricklo

News media covering the NYC rally. Photo by Tania Barricklo

Photo by Tania Barricklo

Rising up in Denver. | By John Leyba

Photo by Tania Barricklo

A box of petitions are delivered to Alden Global Capitol at their headquarters in New York City, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photograph by Karl Mondon)

Daily Freeman representing in NYC! Photo Arial Zangla

Photo by Tania Barricklo

Current and former Denver Post staff and supporters rally against Alden Global Capital outside the paper’s office and printing plant in north Denver. (Photo by Patrick Traylor)

Trentonian staff writers (L to R) David Foster, Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman, Penny Ray and Isaac Avilucea stand with their brothers and sisters at The Denver Post in their fight against Alden Global.