Shareholders for Tribune Publishing approved a $630 million takeover bid by NYC-based hedge fund, Alden Global Capital, known for expanding profits by slashing newsrooms. The unions representing several Tribune newspapers including the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune and Hartford Courant, opposed the deal sparking concerns over the future of local papers. NPR’s David Folkenflik joins. Yesterday, shareholders at the Tribune Publishing Company approved a $630 million deal from New York hedge fund Alden Global Capital to acquire the newspaper chain.

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