Tag Archives: blogging

CABs: What I get

Posted on May 27, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell A few days ago, joelontheroad registered more than 5,500 hits in a week. Not Facebook, but for a guy without the resources of, say Huffington Post or The New York Times or even a small town weekly, … 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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JOTR changes

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

JOTR changes hosts 11/28/08 By Joel Thurtell Joelontheroad is switching hosts. That will be a GOOD thing when it’s finished. Meantime, there may be some interruption in publication of joelontheroad.com. Don’t worry. I’ll be back, and the blog will be … Continue reading →

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Joel on the road — but the roadmap has changed

Posted on August 7, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell I’m on vacation, folks. Pecking away at my laptop in a Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario motel. It’s August 2, and I have fresh columns through August 6. Oh-oh. I promised I’d post something new every day. Many … Continue reading →

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Message from the Messenger: You’re fired!

Posted on August 2, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Guess they showed me who’s boss. The door did not slam behind me — I got the news at home, by phone. After three months of writing for a liberal blog, I’m out. Liberal or conservative, it … Continue reading →

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Rebellion at joelontheroad.com

Posted on July 27, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Oh boy. Have I got trouble. The staff at joelontheroad.com is up in arms. Absolutely PO’ed. Nobody’s writing articles. They’re all griping about me. Luke Warm, my roving reporter, is boiling mad, and that’s not like … Continue reading →

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joelontheroad, 24/7

Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] With rumors that the Detroit Free Press is mulling a twice-weekly publication schedule in tabloid form, I want to assure readers of joelontheroad.com that no publication cutbacks are being planned here. Au contraire, I’m mulling (isn’t … Continue reading →

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A TRUE ethics policy

Posted on March 25, 2008 by admin

“Ride hard, shoot straight and speak the shining truth.” Why would I post a one-line, nine-word bromide that is open to a wide range of interpretation and claim it as my blog’s ethics policy? Because it contains three elements missing … Continue reading →

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From printing press to blogthink

Posted on December 15, 2007 by admin

It’s hard to shake off a way of thinking that goes back to the late middle ages and a Bible printed by a guy named Gutenberg. My work was not about Bibles, but for something like 30 years, it was … Continue reading →

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