Tag Archives: Caesar Andrews

Why Caesar quit

Posted on August 30, 2008 by admin

Joelontheroad will be back with more ’68 Chicago convention reflections next week. [donation] By Joel Thurtell Why would Number Two on the Detroit Free Press factotum pole Caesar Andrews take a buyout? I mean, the guy’s nearly on top of … Continue reading →

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Adios, Caesar!

Posted on August 25, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell One bigshot Detroit Free Press manager isn’t waiting to find out if the paper wins a Pulitzer for its lynch, er, excuse me, coverage of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s travails. He’s Executive Editor Caesar Andrews, a Gannett … Continue reading →

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Right after all

Posted on July 6, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell   News in late June that the Detroit Free Press will print its last editions of the Community Free Press on Aug. 1 stunned the reporters, editors, photographers and myriad freelancers who’ve diligently worked to make those … Continue reading →

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Bye-bye, yak

Posted on June 26, 2008 by admin

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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