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Hedge funds now own your local paper, and nonprofit newsrooms are fighting to take it back.
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In this episode
- How hedge funds quietly took over local newspapers across the country
- What nonprofit newsrooms are doing differently from corporate owners
- Why local news ownership structure affects the stories that get told
- What a community-centered model for journalism actually looks like
About this episode
Hedge funds have quietly bought up local newspapers across the country. A movement of nonprofit newsrooms is countering corporate news.This episode is sponsored by:
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