The documentary film examines the challenges facing local newspapers due to hedge fund investments, particularly focusing on Alden Global Capital's role in this crisis. The screening, benefiting the San Francisco Public Press, features interviews with journalists fighting against the erosion of local news. It underscores the importance of a free press as a cornerstone of democracy and highlights the struggle between profit-driven firms and those advocating for journalism as a public service. Local journalists collaborate, supported by unions, in a bid to rescue America's news ecosystem from corporate greed.
This award-winning film highlights the battle against hedge fund takeovers of local newspapers, emphasizing the role of journalism in a democracy and the threats it faces.
Produced by Rick Goldsmith, this film features local journalists confronting Alden Global Capital, positing a critical question about who will save local journalism from vulture capitalism.
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