So I was walking through Somerset yesterday evening and it came to my attention that there was a ridiculous line stretching across the majority of the Macy’s wing leading to the Apple store. Perhaps I live under a rock…I didn’t even know the new version of the iPhone was out until 6:00 p.m. yesterday. Apparently [...]
The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press today begin operation as two wholly new entities. As you likely know, the jointly operating newspapers have ceased home delivery but for Thursday, Friday and Sunday, with the remaining days offering print editions at newsstands only. Those days will see greatly streamlined versions of both newspapers (two [...]
You’d think that a professional who makes a career out of trying to put interview subjects on the hot seat, subsequently using the power of the press to make them look bad in print, would understand what it means to be careful what you say when the mics are on. (The golden rule: Never say [...]
Not as bad as some feared, but still not great news: Detroit’s newspapers announced Tuesday they plan to offer only three days of home delivery and will push their online editions in a fight for their survival amid slumping revenue industry wide. The Detroit Media Partnership expects to cut about 9 percent of its work [...]
Next week could be a sad moment in the history of Detroit media, and for me personally. I grew up reading the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press. Long before the Internets and blogs and 24/7 cable news, my hometown newspapers informed me and my thinking, entertained me, and provided a window into the [...]
