April 17th "Stripped for Parts"

“Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink” is the story of one secretive hedge fund that is plundering America’s newspapers and the journalists who are fighting back.

Investigative reporter Julie Reynolds, Denver Post editorialist Chuck Plunkett and a handful of others, backed by the NewsGuild union, go toe-to-toe with the faceless Alden Global Capital in a battle to save and rebuild local journalism across America.

Who will control the future of America’s news ecosystem: Wall Street billionaires concerned only with profit, or those who see journalism as an essential public service and the lifeblood of our democracy?

"Stripped for Parts" Panelists

Dann Miller

Executive Editor, Look Out Eugene

Camilla Mortensen

Editor, Eugene Weekly

Chris Pietsch

Photojournalist, Eugene Register Guard

Jim Rondeau

General Manager, KLCC

Brent Walth

U of O Journalism School Professor (Moderator)

*Full bios for the panelists are on our website with the event information.

What They're Saying...

"Stripped for Parts does exactly what a good socially conscious documentary should do - identifies an urgent problem, explains how we got here, why it matters, and, most important considers what we should do about it." - Victor Pickard, Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy, University of Pennsylvania

"The collapse of local news is a deep threat to democracy and the fabric of communities. But we can't turn this around without comprehending how we got here. Stripped for Parts vividly shows the causes and consequences of the decimation of community journalism." - Steve Waldman, Founder and President, Rebuild Local News