Tag Archives: Newspapers

‘Sources say’ — Free Press mantra

Posted on July 24, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] I don’t give a rat’s ass whether the governor of Michigan called a federal prosecutor. But I’m sick and tired of the Detroit Free Press dumping on the world its daily tabloid-style rants dressed up as … Continue reading →

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Detroit dailies: 116 take buyouts

Posted on July 23, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] I didn’t need an updated personnel directory to find the 17 Freepsters leaving the paper in the latest round of cost-cutting buyouts. They’re all old time Detroit Free Press people. Easy to find them on my … Continue reading →

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Free Press: Hang ’em high!

Posted on July 15, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation} In one short story on page A17 in the July 15, 2008 issue of The New York Times, an out-of-state paper, managed to capture the essence of a Detroit judge’s ruling Monday, July 14, in the … Continue reading →

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Free Press censors

Posted on July 13, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] The big question in this whole Detroit Kwamegate scandal — the best entertainment we’ve had in decades — is this: How did Detroit Free Press sleuths Jim Schaefer and Mike Elrick get their hands on the … 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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Fourth of July revery

Posted on July 4, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell What if we lived in a country where companies could ban employees from voting? How democratic would that be? Well, it hasn’t happened. But it could. And there is an industry where political activity already is looked … 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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A PAPER paper? How nuts is that?

Posted on February 24, 2008 by admin

Everybody knows newspapers are dead. Conventional wisdom says if the paper newspaper isn’t dead yet, it will be a goner soon, lying supine in the ultimate newspaper morgue. Who would deny it? Why, it’s well-known that newspaper circulation is down, … Continue reading →

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The Future of Newspapers, 2.0

Posted on February 16, 2008 by admin

Here is the speech I gave on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Oakwood Common Senior Residence in Dearborn on “The Future of Newspapers”: There are three themes to my talk this afternoon. First, although I’ve made my living as a … Continue reading →

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Shoestring Ethics Policy

Posted on January 19, 2008 by admin

Ride hard, shoot straight and speak the shining truth.

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