Tag Archives: Detroit News

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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HEY, AMERICA: IT’S A LOAN

Posted on December 5, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Can we get something straight between Detroit and America? What the newspaper industry is seeking in Washington is a loan,  L-O-A-N, as in something you borrow and then pay back — with interest. This is not a … Continue reading →

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Future of one newspaper?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Future of one newspaper? 11/25/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Two days a week print. Five days Internet. That would appear to be the latest game plan for the Detroit Free Press to cut operating costs. This is according to a … 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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Free Press enemies list

Posted on November 30, 2008 by admin

Free Press enemies list 10/20/08 [donation] By Joel Thurtell Thanks to Metro Times columnist Jack Lessenberry for tipping his columnist’s hat and sending more readers to joelontheroad.com. In his September 24, 2008 column, Jack wrote about my column, called “The … 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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The REAL holy grail?

Posted on September 17, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell It was bad enough that the Detroit Free Press on Monday, September 16, 2008 failed to mention on Page One the bankruptcy of the huge Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers or the sale of the … Continue reading →

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Newspapering in Detroit = Afflicting the afflicted

Posted on September 15, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell I’ve had some interesting responses to my articles about Gannett’s redlining practices. As I’ve already reported, Detroit isn’t the only community given short shrift by editors at the Detroit Free Press. I’ve lacked input from Detroit News … Continue reading →

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