Category Archives: Beginnings

By Joel Thurtell Earlier this year, some 100 production workers were laid off at the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, both owned or operated by Gannett. Now it’s the turn of editorial employees. Between 100 and 150 editorial workers … Continue reading →

By Joel Thurtell Was I promoting “thuggish” behavior by arguing that Detroit should run Matty Moroun out of a city park, part of which he seized illegally alongside his Ambassador Bridge? I’ve suggested sending a city work crew with a … Continue reading →

Hope I won’t be accused of being a “doc-drop.” But I thought readers of JOTR might be interested in reading what Midwest Book Review thinks of the book I co-authored with Patricia Beck. It’s called Up the Rouge! Paddling Detroit’s Hidden … Continue reading →

By Joel Thurtell Instead of the usual stack of Detroit Free Press atop New York Times, only a Times in a blue plastic sleeve greeted me at the mailbox this morning. So the Free Press really did go threely. I’ll … Continue reading →

Up the Rouge! Paddling Detroit’s Hidden River, by Joel Thurtell and Patricia Beck, can be ordered at www.uptherouge.com.

By Joel Thurtell Managers of the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press tomorrow morning, December 16, 2008, will reveal to union leaders and their employees the scope of a new “business plan” which may convert the two old dailies into … Continue reading →

First, you read it in JOTR, on November 30. Detroit dailies to drop daily delivery.Today, December 12, 2008, you read it in the Wall Street Journal:  “Detroit Dailies to Curtail Home Delivery.”  

September 26, 2008 Joel, while it is clear that you have an axe to grind with Matty Moroun, it is still incredible how grossly misinformed you are regarding what is going on with Riverside Park.  While you are certainly entitled … Continue reading →