{"product_id":"hedged-how-private-investment-funds-helped-destroy-american-newspapers-and-undermine-democracy-9780252045462","title":"Hedged  How Private Investment Funds Helped","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Susca has written a valuable guide to this world of greed, unbound by any sense of mission beyond lining the pockets of wealthy investors. As we move into the post-newspaper era, it would serve all of us who care about local news and its role in fostering civic life to look back at what happened, and what is happening still.\" --\u003ci\u003eArts Fuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hedged shines a light on one of the most underdiscussed and underappreciated parts of the collapse of local news--the role of hedge funds and private equity firms. It’s an important book for anyone who wants to truly understand the decline of local journalism or who wants to craft solutions.”--Steven Waldman, President and cofounder of Report for America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cp\u003e Introduction: What Crisis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Private Investment Era \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Democracy for Sum \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Profit Harvesting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mergers and Acquisitions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Debt \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Layoffs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Neglected Audiences \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Conclusion: Ending the Era \u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359002132823,"sku":"9780252045462","price":77.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252045462.jpg?v=1754123175","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hedged-how-private-investment-funds-helped-destroy-american-newspapers-and-undermine-democracy-9780252045462","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}