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Detroit News fires Charlie LeDuff over c-word insult

In an interview with Metro Times, LeDuff was defiant and said he has “nothing to apologize for”

By Steve Neavling
Oct 23, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Media, News, Charlie LeDuff, Detroit News, media, Dana Nessel, Michigan, Attorney General, No BS News Hour, social media
Metro Detroit

Conservative talk radio gives 910AM Superstation a dramatic boost in listeners

Owner Kevin Adell brags that he's 'a lion' profiting off the polarization in America

By Steve Neavling
Oct 5, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, 910AM Superstation, radio, conservatives, Media, Kevin Adell, AM, radio station, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Jesse Kelly, Bill O’Reilly
Metro Detroit

910AM Superstation owner accused of fraud, racketeering in federal lawsuit

Kevin Adell’s cousin claims the media mogul stole ‘many millions of dollars’ worth of property from his family members

By Steve Neavling
Sep 18, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Kevin Adell, 910AM Superstation, media, lawsuit, U.S. District Court, racketeering, fraud, Novi, Adell Center, Joan Adell Tringale
Metro Detroit

‘Verified’ account spreads misinformation on X, claiming to be ‘Detroit News’ fact-checker

The user behind the imposter account blamed a spelling mistake on his bowel movement

By Steve Neavling
Sep 1, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Twitter, X, social media, Detroit News, Detroit, fact-checker, media, Elon Musk
Politics & Elections

Tudor Dixon amplified racist remarks, conspiracies on her TV show

The Republican gubernatorial candidate used her far-right platform to sow divisions, make insensitive comments, and spread misinformation about elections and COVID-19

By Steve Neavling
Oct 26, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Tudor Dixon, Gov. Whitmer, election, politics, racism, Real America's Voice, media
The Incision

Biden isn’t Trump. Why do political journalists keep acting like he is?

If the old political rules are out the window, the old journalistic rules should be, too

By Abdul El-Sayed
Sep 9, 2022

Tags: The Incision, The Incision, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump's America, media, journalism
Politics & Elections

Whitmer urges Americans to fight to protect abortion rights

The Michigan governor warned that ‘anti-choice, anti-women extremists’ are pressing for a federal ban on abortion

By Steve Neavling
May 9, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Abortion Rights, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, abortion, Roe v. Wade, New York Times, media
Informed Dissent

Fox News is gaslighting America

Researchers bribed Fox News viewers into changing the channel. You won’t believe what happened next.

By Jeffrey C. Billman
Apr 6, 2022

Tags: Informed Dissent, Fox News, bias, media, gaslighting
Metro Detroit

Ann Arbor councilman now says he’s sorry for homophobic slur on social media

By Steve Neavling
Apr 13, 2021

Tags: Ann Arbor, City Council, Jeff Hayner, Social media, Facebook, homophobia, gay slur, media, journalists
Metro Detroit

Missing patterns in corporate news: Project Censored’s top 10 underreported stories of 2020

By Paul Rosenberg, Random Lengths News
Dec 9, 2020

Tags: Local News, Project Censored, 2020, media, Cover Story
Metro Detroit

Media got it wrong. Kwame won't be released from prison early, feds say.

By Steve Neavling
May 27, 2020

Tags: Kwame Kilpatrick, prison, media, Bureau of Prisons, coronavirus
Metro Detroit

Join the Metro Times Press Club and help us continue to bring alternative news to Detroit

No news is bad news

By Lee DeVito
May 14, 2020

Tags: News Hits, Metro Times Press Club, support local journalism, Detroit, Motor City, media, alt-weekly, coronavirus
Metro Detroit

U.S. Senate candidate John James has ducked media questions for months

By Steve Neavling
Feb 12, 2020

Tags: News Hits, Republicans, Michigan Democratic Party, John James, U.S. Senate, Gary Peters, social media, media, Republicans, politics, election
Metro Detroit

Former WXYZ reporter settles $100M sexual harassment lawsuit

By Steve Neavling
Feb 4, 2020

Tags: News Hits, WXYZ, TV, media, sexual harassment, Rev. Rideout, lawsuit
Metro Detroit

Historic building to be demolished in downtown Detroit for a whopping 12 parking spaces

By Steve Neavling
Oct 7, 2019

Tags: News Hits, Detroit Saturday Night, downtown Detroit, Preservation Detroit, parking lots, Fort Shelby, redevelopment, media, Detroiters for Parking Reform, demolition, protest, Detroit City Council
Metro Detroit

WDIV-TV's Kevin Dietz fired after racial remark to Black reporter

By Steve Neavling
Jul 2, 2019

Tags: News Hits, Kevin Dietz, racism, WDIV, media, fired
Metro Detroit

Metro Times honored with awards from Society of Professional Journalists

By Lee DeVito
Apr 19, 2018

Tags: News Hits, SPJ awards, Society of Professional Journalists, Metro Times, media
Metro Detroit

Ferndale Library will host fake news discussion panel

By Lee DeVito
Jan 24, 2018

Tags: News Hits, WDET, Ferndale Area District Library, fake news, Donald Trump, media
ICYMI

VIDEO: Charlie LeDuff discusses his Fox 2 departure, Metro Times, and Detroit politics

By Alysa Zavala-Offman
Dec 13, 2016

Tags: News Hits, Charlie LeDuff, Deadline Detroit, media, politics
Metro Detroit

Trump did not stop Ford from moving a plant to Mexico, but the media is letting him say he did anyway

By Lee DeVito
Nov 18, 2016

Tags: News Hits, Donald Trump, Ford, media