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The Daley Insight – The Los Angeles Times Private Placement

Tony Daley referred to Stripped for Parts in his deep dive on Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the Los Angeles Times and his bid to raise up to $500 million in advance of a future initial public offering (IPO). Read the full article here.

After 3 years, NewsGuild of New York reaches tentative contract with Alden Global Capital

Update 11/13/25: The agreement was ratified! After three years of rallies, press conferences and contentious bargaining, unionized journalists at the Daily News finally reached a tentative agreement with Alden Global Capital, the predatory hedge fund that bought the paper in May 2021. According to the NewsGuild of New York, Alden Global Capital immediately began to…

Press Democrat Update Since Alden Takeover – Doesn’t Bode Well

Just six months after the (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat screened Stripped for Parts as part of their Trust & Democracy speaker series, MediaNews Group, owned by Alden Global Capital, swooped in and bought the paper, along with six other Bay Area newspapers. According to SFGATE, staffers have since then received an email offering severance packages to those…