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Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

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Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is quietly gobbling up newspapers across the country and gutting them, but no one knows why--until journalist Julie Reynolds begins to investigate. Her findings trigger rebellions across the country by journalists working at Alden-owned newspapers. Backed by the NewsGuild union, the newsmen and women go toe-to-toe with their "vulture capitalist" owners in a battle to save and rebuild local journalism in 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, the lifeblood of our democracy?

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Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) It explains this phenomenon -- a complicated topic -- brick by brick... I thought they did a really good job of explaining this. Nov 4, 2024 Full Review Michael J. Casey Metro Arts A succinct and impressive exploration about how local media is being undercut by design. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 23, 2025 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Fiercely engaging and absolutely vital, Stripped for Parts is a film not to be missed about a story that must be told. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Nov 12, 2025 Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome Stripped for Parts takes the spirit of the investigative written word and turns it into a motion picture worth more than a few thousand words. Oct 7, 2025 Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink tells a fascinating and engaging story. Rated: 7.5/10 Sep 30, 2025 Full Review Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap This compelling look at the corporate raiding of newspapers across the U.S. shines a light on the importance of journalism, and how greed has shaped its diminishment. Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 30, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Rick Goldsmith

Director

Rick Goldsmith

Screenwriter

Michael Chandler

Screenwriter

Rick Goldsmith

Producer

Lauren Kawana

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Synopsis Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is quietly gobbling up newspapers across the country and gutting them, but no one knows why--until journalist Julie Reynolds begins to investigate. Her findings trigger rebellions across the country by journalists working at Alden-owned newspapers. Backed by the NewsGuild union, the newsmen and women go toe-to-toe with their "vulture capitalist" owners in a battle to save and rebuild local journalism in 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, the lifeblood of our democracy?
Director
Rick Goldsmith
Producer
Rick Goldsmith, Lauren Kawana
Screenwriter
Rick Goldsmith, Michael Chandler
Distributor
Kovno Communications
Production Co
Kovno Communications
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2025
Runtime
1h 28m