When a group of local investors bought the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, the unionized news staff invested, too.
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The Guild has launched an effort to find or build community-based enterprises to free news organizations from the grip of the Digital First Media hedge fund.
Read MoreWanted: Local buyers for hedge fund-owned papers
An ad posted by the San Francisco-based Guild local reads: “Employees of your community’s newspaper want a new attitude respecting quality jobs & quality journalism on the part of ownership.”
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