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On Feb. 16, news broke of Alden Global Capital LLC, a New York hedge fund which backs the parent company of local news outlets like Fitchburg’s Sentinel and Enterprise, The Lowell Sun and the Boston Herald, agreeing to acquire Tribune Publishing Co for about $430 million. Tribune Publishing is the parent company of the Chicago Tribune, as well as a myriad of other newspapers, including the Hartford Courant and the New York Daily News.

Alden is known for making major cuts to the newspapers it owns, including paring back staff and, in some instances, like with the Sentinel and Enterprise and the Courant, shutting down physical office space. The hedge fund’s acquisition of a new newspaper group has worried industry watchdogs concerned about the health of an already dwindling local news ecosystem, with local newspapers of record like the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (owned by Gannett) significantly trimming back their operations.

Do you feel you still get well-rounded Central Mass. news from local media outlets?
Yes (26%, 39 VOTES)
No (74%, 113 VOTES)
Poll Description

On Feb. 16, news broke of Alden Global Capital LLC, a New York hedge fund which backs the parent company of local news outlets like Fitchburg’s Sentinel and Enterprise, The Lowell Sun and the Boston Herald, agreeing to acquire Tribune Publishing Co for about $430 million. Tribune Publishing is the parent company of the Chicago Tribune, as well as a myriad of other newspapers, including the Hartford Courant and the New York Daily News.

Alden is known for making major cuts to the newspapers it owns, including paring back staff and, in some instances, like with the Sentinel and Enterprise and the Courant, shutting down physical office space. The hedge fund’s acquisition of a new newspaper group has worried industry watchdogs concerned about the health of an already dwindling local news ecosystem, with local newspapers of record like the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (owned by Gannett) significantly trimming back their operations.

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3 Comments

  • February 23, 2021
    Do people still read print?
  • February 23, 2021
    Turtleboy is the only unbiased news source.
  • February 23, 2021

    Always a liberal slant.