Tweet - "Too many community newspapers - like the @chicagotribune - face steep challenges due to consolidation in the advertising market, the practices of dominant digital platforms, and predatory hedge fund investors. I'm troubled by recent buyouts at the Tribune."
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"Too many community newspapers - like the @chicagotribune - face steep challenges due to consolidation in the advertising market, the practices of dominant digital platforms, and predatory hedge fund investors. I'm troubled by recent buyouts at the Tribune."
"Alden Global Capital, which recently increased its stake in Tribune Publishing, has a concerning past when it comes to mass layoffs. @SenDuckworth & I are urging Alden to reverse course & put an end to policies that have hollowed out local newspapers across the country."
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