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Alden poised to acquire Reading Eagle’s real estate along with a cash cow

Nearly $4 million in buildings and land come with $5 million bankruptcy sale By Julie Reynolds After a federal judge gave Alden Global Capital the go-ahead to buy the Reading Eagle for $5 million, fears of becoming a near-news desert… Continue Reading →

Hedge fund Alden attempts takeover of Gannett newspaper chain

Digital First Media’s profits “near the top of the industry,” company says in takeover letter By Julie Reynolds Billing itself as a savior of newspapers, vulture hedge fund Alden Global Capital has made a $1.36 billion hostile takeover bid to… Continue Reading →

NEWSPAPERS WITHOUT NEWSROOMS

First it sold off all its newspapers’ buildings. Now, by closing rented offices and making reporters work from home and coffee shops, Digital First Media takes extreme cost-cutting to a new level.   By Julie Reynolds When the Longmont, Colorado,… Continue Reading →

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