Category Archives: Joel’s J School

Rights and duties of subpoenaed reporters

Posted on December 16, 2008 by admin

This report was researched and written by attorney John Adam of the Royal Oak law firm, Martens, Ice, Klass, Legghio & Israel for Detroit Local 22 of The Newspaper Guild. Adam presented his work on June 4, 2002 at a … Continue reading →

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Off guard and then some

Posted on December 14, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell If somebody offered me a fifth of my favorite single-malt Scotch, I’d take it. But I hope I never have to take the fifth the way ace Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter took it on December … Continue reading →

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Detroit dailies not so daily

Posted on December 13, 2008 by admin

  By Joel Thurtell For months, I’ve been reporting that the Detroit Free Press was planning to drop daily print publication and go to twice or thrice a week delivery, with the remaining four or five days of news plopped … Continue reading →

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Off guard: The Free Press and the leakers

Posted on December 8, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Several weeks ago, I began writing an essay about the case of former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino, who’s suing my former paper, the Detroit Free Press, to force Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Ashenfelter to name the … Continue reading →

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Ford, GM and the other arsenal

Posted on December 7, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Remember, too, that Detroit helped rescue America as the Arsenal of Democracy in World War II … Now, when our automakers and autoworkers need a hand up, will America really turn its back? — Detroit Free Press, … Continue reading →

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Cards on the table

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Cards on the table 11/17/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Reading last weekend’s Detroit Free Press, with a veritable phalanx of columnists weighing in for a bailout of Detroit’s car-makers, was a pretty daunting experience for me. I’ve taken the opposite … Continue reading →

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How many reporters?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

How many reporters? 11/13/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell By now, the drumbeat is almost deafening. On page A1 today, November 13, 2008, the New York Times newsroom dropped its oar into the maelstrom that is the financial status of what … Continue reading →

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Future of JOTR

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

The Future of JOTR 11/05/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Longtime readers of joelontheroad.com may have noticed the blog went through a dry spell this past week when for several days no columns were posted. Well, I HOPE you noticed. Rumors … Continue reading →

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Monopoly, Detroit style

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Monopoly, Detroit style 10/16/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell They don’t get to pass go. They won’t collect two hundred smackers. Nobody issues them a “get out of jail free” card, either. The prison for most of the staff of the … Continue reading →

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How many goons…

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

How many goons 10/15/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell How many goons does it take to padlock a public boat launch? That was my question after visiting Detroit’s public Riverside Park on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. I’d heard that some vigilantes … Continue reading →

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