THE HARTFORD COURANT HAS LONG BEEN OUR REGION’S SOURCE OF LOCAL NEWS AND THE WATCHDOG THAT KEEPS GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE.
NOW, THE COURANT IS UNDER ATTACK.
ALDEN GLOBAL CAPITAL, AN UNSCRUPULOUS HEDGE FUND AIMED AT LINING THE POCKETS OF A HANDFUL OF INVESTORS AT THE EXPENSE OF NEWS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY, IS WORKING RIGHT NOW TO SEIZE CONTROL OF THE HARTFORD COURANT AND OTHER NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE WON'T STAND FOR IT. WE KNOW YOU WON'T EITHER.
THAT’S WHY LOCAL HEROES LIKE YOU ARE JOINING THE SAVE OUR COURANT CAMPAIGN
WHEN HEATH FREEMAN AND HIS HEDGE FUND, ALDEN GLOBAL CAPITAL, DESTROY NEWSPAPERS,
PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES SUFFER.
WITHOUT LOCAL NEWS, RESEARCH SHOWS:
Residents are left in the dark about important local events
Local governments and large corporations aren’t held accountable
Citizens are unsure of how their tax dollars are being spent
Citizens are less likely to vote
Poor and disenfranchised communities become invisible