“Stripped for Parts does exactly what a good socially conscious documentary should do—identifies an urgent problem, explains how we got here, why it matters, and, most important, considers what we should do about it.”
— Victor Pickard, Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy, University of Pennsylvania
Rick Goldsmith's documentary, Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink, tells the story of Alden Global Capital, the secretive hedge fund that is plundering local newspapers, and the investigative journalists who are fighting back. Challenging the prevalent narrative that newspapers are the agents of their own demise, the film explores the private economic forces that impact the local news ecosystem, and offers innovative alternatives. Featured players include Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and Obie David Jackson '82, one of the journalists who fought the takeover of the Chicago Tribune by "vulture capitalists."
A panel discussion and audience Q&A will follow the screening. Panelists include:
Rachel Dissell is the managing editor of Signal Cleveland, the inaugural newsroom in the Signal Ohio network of independent, community-led, non-profit newsrooms. She fosters civic and accountability reporting in Cleveland and previously worked as an award-winning reporter for The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com.
Rick Goldsmith is a two-time Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker. He also directed The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers and Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press.
David Jackson ’82 is a senior reporter at Injustice Watch, a non-profit journalism organization that examines issues of equity and justice in the court system. He was an investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune and the Washington Post, where he won a Pulitzer Prize.
D. Parvaz is an editor at Weekend Edition, most recently on assignment at the Turkey-Iran border. Prior to joining NPR, she was a senior producer and editor at Al Jazeera for seven years, reporting on conflict, democracy, and human rights in several countries.
Julie Reynolds is a freelance journalist who has reported for the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Nation, NPR, PBS, The NewsGuild and other outlets. She is a co-founder of Voices of Monterey Bay and associate editor at The Imprint.
Moderated by New York Times best-selling author Annie Zaleski, editor of the Oberlin Alumni Magazine.
This event is free and open to the public. Free event parking is available in the lot directly across from the Science Center on Woodland St.
Open to all members of the public
