McKay Coppins

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@SuchHate It’s in the story! They can generate pretty solid short-term profits as they drive the papers into the ground. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@Sulliview @froomkin @jkbjournalist @JerryZremski @CaseySeiler @Will_Bunch @emarvelous @TomPreciousALB @mccrummenWaPo @MrDanZak @mjcontrera @kemettler @witfnews @nhannahjones Hey thanks! — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

RT @sundaylongread: If you haven’t noticed, there’s a campaign afoot to revolutionize Utah’s reputation. The Jazz, and the basketball team’… — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

RT @BrianLehrer: We talked to @mckaycoppins, staff writer for @TheAtlantic, about the vulture fund that is buying up local newspapers accro… — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

RT @jayrosen_nyu: The secretive hedge fund that is gutting newsrooms announced today https://t.co/FSjZvWMutG that it would try to buy more… — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

What we do know is that Alden has a well documented track record at this point. You can read about it here: https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y Consider subscribing to your local newspapers. (And if you appreciate this kind of longform journalism, subscribe to The Atlantic, too!) — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Will Lee's board of directors sell to Alden? I have no idea. If past is precedent, there will be lots of pressure from their journalists not to sell to the hedge fund. Whether those journalists get support from other people in their communities remains to be seen. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

“They call Alden a vulture hedge fund, and I think that’s honestly a misnomer,” one former Chicago Tribune reporter told me. “A vulture doesn’t hold a wounded animal’s head underwater. This is predatory.” https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Here's the president of Alden: https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y https://t.co/VRccRadi5T — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@foster_type This is a lazy. Many of the newspapers Alden has bought in recent years are *profitable.* Alden guts them anyway to maximize margins and returns for their investors. You can believe in capitalism and still think Alden's MO is bad. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Here's what happened when Alden got its hands on the Chicago Tribune: https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y https://t.co/JUSwsITIkU — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

"In legal filings, Alden has acknowledged diverting hundreds of millions of dollars from its newspapers into risky bets on commercial real estate, a bankrupt pharmacy chain, and Greek debt bonds." https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

From 2015 to 2017, Alden presided over staff reductions of 36 percent across all of its newspapers, according to an analysis by the NewsGuild. https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

In its letter to Lee's board, Alden touts its "commitment to the newspaper industry" & "desire to support local newspapers over the long term." https://t.co/xiCq1XWrH1 Read on to see what Alden's "desire to support local newspapers over the long term" looks like in practice. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Alden Capital just announced an offer to buy Lee Enterprises, which operates local newspapers in Buffalo, Omaha, St. Louis, and many other cities. What will happen to those papers if Alden takes over? Look to their record. My recent cover story: https://t.co/tR4OR2Lj7Y — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@lisatozzi the thing is, i'm not even an anti-facebook absolutist or anything! i still use it, keep in touch with friends there, etc. but even setting aside the political stuff, it can be a grim, grim place — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

relatedly, remember the 2010 trailer for the social network (especially that brutal first minute)? facebook was bad enough before it started turning people into qanon anti-vaxxers or whatever! https://t.co/eJ7FPgfNI4 — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

I do think we spend so much time talking about Facebook now as a political radicalization machine that we've forgotten one of its earliest defining features: the unsettling way it seemed to exploit/exacerbate, like, basic human loneliness. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

"I found myself at the bottom of a rabbit hole not of extremism but of utter trash—bad advice, stolen memes, shady businesses, and sophomoric jokes repeated over and over." Strongly recommend this funny, thoughtful @kait_tiffany piece: https://t.co/Lmve0hgJij — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

“Melissa Froehlich Flood, Marriott's senior vice president for global corporate communications, told Axios the hotel would be ‘contacting the group to apologize, as the hotel's response was not consistent with our policies.’” — PolitiTweet.org

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Marriott refused to host Uyghur conference, citing "political neutrality" https://t.co/UhnwdUSKvh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytmike: “This ruling is unconstitutional and sets a dangerous precedent,” Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The Times, wrote in a s… — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

The landmark legislation passed by House Democrats includes funding to address climate change, universal pre-K, prescription drug costs, and healthcare. Also? “An enormous tax cut to some of the nation’s wealthiest Americans.” Read ⁦@russellberman⁩: https://t.co/Fxug0w2bMb — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

RT @tarapalmeri: In Playbook: Fauci out at a party at Cafe Milano maskless, prompting Sally Quinn to ask why he was so "ambivalent" https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@Tsunami_Doug they've won their last five! i'm just saying, don't be surprised when you're watching them outlast your favorite team in the playoffs. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

I don't know if America is, like, psychically prepared for the Patriots to be good again. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

RT @KatieMcKellar1: Read more on what @SpencerJCox's said about @RyanQualtrics's comments to @mckaycoppins about why Utah needs to rebrand… — PolitiTweet.org

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Thread here features Utah Gov. @SpencerJCox responding to my profile of Ryan Smith, who told me the state has done a “horrible job” branding itself. — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

@olgakhazan what about, like, brisket? — PolitiTweet.org

McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins

Among the reasons cited: "give the staff time to deep clean schools." Amazing. — PolitiTweet.org