Billionaire Shutters Local News Sites After Journalists Vote to Unionize Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Joe Ricketts, father of GOP gubernatorial candidate Pete Ricketts sits in the audience prior to a debate between his son and Democratic candidate Chuck Hassebrook, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Oct. 2, 2014 ( Nati Harnik / Associated Press ) Produced by PRI and WNYC