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Maunderings of a media mogul

Posted on March 20, 2010 by hro50ta1

A play in one act By Joel Thurtell The hero of our new unillustrated, eponymous comic strip is the head of a once huge media company hard-hit by an economic recession. He is struggling with the same moral issues that … Continue reading →

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More Freep layoffs

Posted on October 17, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell While I was towing our floating docks across Patten Bay closing the cottage for ’09, a good ten hours drive from Motown, managers at the Detroit Free Press were sharpening their knives. More editorial staffers will be … Continue reading →

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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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Another Free Press first: Lay off

Posted on January 6, 2009 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Lookit what came in my email today — a memo, ostensibly from Detroit Free Press Editor Paul Anger — notifying the staff of a staff position that’s been erased. Which means, if this note is not a … Continue reading →

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Detroit newspapers: Layoffs possible

Posted on July 10, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] Operative word: “Layoffs.” Detroit Media Partnership has offered its latest buyout to members of eight unions representing workers at the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, according to a letter to employees from Kristi Bowden, vice … Continue reading →

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Sugar-coating the buyout

Posted on July 7, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell It’s hard for newspapers to cover their own industry. It’s even harder for them to report news about their own newspaper. Maybe that’s an excuse the Detroit Free Press could trundle out for running today’s (July 7, … Continue reading →

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