Category Archives: Joel’s J School

Stockholm in Detroit

Posted on May 22, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell A longtime Detroit Free Press employee and Newspaper Guild member who was a loyal striker in the 1990s, who used to refer to johnny-come-lately Free Press owner Gannett as “evil,” recently told me Gannett is “not so … Continue reading →

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The censor from Franklin

Posted on May 17, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Who the bleep is Mitch Albom? Oh, I know, he’s the highly-paid Detroit Free Press sports guru who writes opinions about everything under the sun. Kind of like me, except for the sports and being highly-paid. I … Continue reading →

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Judge ignores JOTR, but Convertino hears

Posted on April 29, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I was disappointed when U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland ignored my advice that he appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the behavior of federal attorneys and maybe even the Detroit Free Press in producing a January 2004 … Continue reading →

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Spin, spin, spin

Posted on April 27, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The more you repeat a lie, the more it overwhelms the truth. They know that maxim well at the Detroit Free Press. It took four writers, two of them Puliltzer laureates, to put that old rule to … Continue reading →

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Metro Times: JOTR “best independent blogger”

Posted on April 24, 2009 by hro50ta1

Staff here at joelontheroad were delighted to learn that Metro Times staffers have bestowed kudos on this blog: BEST EXAMPLE OF AN INDEPENDENT BLOGGER RAISING HELL Joel Thurtell Joelontheroad.com The former daily newspaper guy has kept his hand in the game … Continue reading →

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Fixing Free Press A-C bias

Posted on April 16, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Normally, I’m not in favor of outsourcing, especially when it involves covering local news stories. How could reporters in, say, Bangalore, India have enough background, culturally and politically, to report accurately and concisely on an American news … Continue reading →

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Public interest or bunk?

Posted on April 13, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Odd bit of irony in the Sunday, April 12, 2009 Detroit Free Press article. The latest sport is skewering Detroit 36th District Judge Ruth Carter for caustic comments she made in text messages she sent on a … Continue reading →

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Chump again

Posted on April 10, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell I felt like a chump when I found out a friend was telemarketed by the Free Press and wound up paying half what I’m shelling out for the new threely home delivery and fourly e-mail set-up that … Continue reading →

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JOTR to judge: Appoint prosecutor in A/C

Posted on April 8, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The twists and turns in the case of onetime Alaska Senator Ted Stevens must be mind-boggling to Washingtonians. But the outcome there might also turn some heads in Detroit, if a federal judge here chose to do … Continue reading →

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The bomb under Matty’s bridge

Posted on March 29, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Stamper downplayed more specific concerns about the Ambassador bridge: that a fuel station near the bridge might be a hazard, for instance — saying it doesn’t pose a risk now and is being moved anyway, further away … Continue reading →

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