rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/letter-to-smith-and-freeman?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-letter-to-smith-and-freeman' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Alden News Workers United https://actionnetwork.org/groups/news-matters https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/046/190/normal/Action_banner.png Randall Smith and Heath Freeman run Alden Global, a secretive hedge fund that now owns 200 newspapers across the country. They have slashed newsroom staff to the bone in a deliberate plan to suck cash out to invest in mansions and other spending sprees. Tell them: “Community news coverage is an essential pillar of our democracy. Your smash-and-grab tactics pose a threat to news coverage in America’s cities and towns. Invest in DFM workers and newspapers, or find a responsible buyer who will.” https://actionnetwork.org/letters/letter-to-smith-and-freeman