Daily Archives: June 26, 2008

Bye-bye, yak

By Joel Thurtell Obituary time at the Detroit Free Press: That venerable promotional creature, the furry, goofy Yak, is dead. Word from inside the Freep is that this popular creature — an educational feature aimed at kids, part of it contained … Continue reading

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Free Press or fish wrapper?

By Joel Thurtell Could Michigan’s oldest newspaper become a tabloid?   Hey, it could be worse.   The Detroit Free Press could wind up just as its top editors now envision it — a skimpy rag for home subscribers who … Continue reading

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