Category Archives: Kwamegate

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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Letter to Kwame

Posted on September 13, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Dear Mayor Kilpatrick: Yes, you are still mayor, until September 18, 2008 when you will take off the fancy dress shirt with “MAYOR” embroidered on the cuffs and put on a Wayne County Jail suit. It’s … Continue reading →

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Did Kwame pack those hotels?

Posted on September 12, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Remember all that Kwamegate hype the media dished out about how bad the mayor’s scandal was for Detroit? Terrible for business. Drum, drum, drum: Kwame had to go so Detroit could recover from its text message-induced … Continue reading →

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Could Monica be right?

Posted on September 10, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Did I actually say that? In a headline? That Monica Conyers might be correct? Yes. I think the media are handling her roughly. I know, I know. Who am I to talk? I was critical of … Continue reading →

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Cheap shots

Posted on September 10, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Frequent criticism of gaffes, journalistic lapses and other oddities at the Detroit Free Press is wrong — it’s taking “cheap shots” at a newspaper in its death agony. So I was told by a former Freepster. Now … Continue reading →

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Newspaper redlining — made in Detroit?

Posted on September 8, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell It occurs to me as I think more about newspaper redlining that in addition to discriminating geographically and demographically, the practice by newspapers is a form of censorship. The newspaper, without a formal announcement, tells a region … Continue reading →

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How does newspaper redlining impact you?

Posted on September 7, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell We can all be forgiven, I think, for heaving a big sigh of relief Friday that the Kwame Kilpatrick perjury prosecution saga came to an end with the mayor’s guilty pleas and resignation. Now, it seemed, we … Continue reading →

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Hold your applause, hold your nose

Posted on September 6, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Beethoven was correct: Self-coronations are disgusting affairs, full of arrogance, deceit, cunning and unbridled ambition. In 1803, the composer genius was ready to dedicate his 3rd Symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte when the First Consul of France … Continue reading →

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No doubt where Freepsters stand

Posted on September 4, 2008 by admin

Breaking news, no, actually breaking OPINION, obliges a further delay in publishing the next installment of “Norman, me & the ‘siege’ of Chicago.” [donation] By Joel Thurtell “DELAYING ON DEAL COULD HURT KILPATRICK” Interesting opinion. Where’d it come from? Overheard … Continue reading →

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What a crock

Posted on August 31, 2008 by admin

JoelOnTheRoad will be back Monday with a concise analysis of  how the University of Michigan screwed up in its season opener against Utah, together with a killer strategy Coach Rodriguez will want to adopt for sure. Then Tuesday, I’ll return … Continue reading →

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