What’s the Future of the Chicago Tribune?
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Alden Global Capital is set to be the new owner of the Chicago Tribune.
Shareholders of Tribune Publishing voted last week on a takeover bid by the controversial hedge fund Alden Global Capital in a deal worth roughly $630 million. We look ahead with Charles Whitaker of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, and David Jackson of the Better Government Association.
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What’s the Future of the Chicago Tribune?
Clip: 5/24/2021 | 8m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Shareholders of Tribune Publishing voted last week on a takeover bid by the controversial hedge fund Alden Global Capital in a deal worth roughly $630 million. We look ahead with Charles Whitaker of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, and David Jackson of the Better Government Association.
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