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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
On tour

Phillip-Michael Scales brings his bluesy indie rock to Ferndale’s Otus Supply

Raised in metro Detroit, Scales calls his music ‘dive bar soul’ — and it’s getting him noticed

By Lee DeVito
Jan 30, 2023

Tags: On tour, On Tour, Phillip-Michael Scales, Otus Supply, rock 'n' roll, blues
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
Savage Love

A small-town teacher wonders how she can find sex online without parents or former students finding out

Schooled me once

By Dan Savage
Sep 7, 2022

Tags: Savage Love, Savage Love, online dating, cunnilingus, teacher, internet
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
Michigan Music

Blues rock guitarist Davy Knowles to perform at Westland's Token Lounge

By Bill Forman
Apr 13, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, Davy Knowles, Token Lounge, Detroit, blues, rock, Video
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
Music News

Rehab of historic Detroit jazz club the Blue Bird Inn enters next phase

The Detroit Sound Conservancy hopes the project could be a catalyst for new development on the west side — and highlight all Motor City music

By Lee DeVito
Apr 1, 2022

Tags: Music News, The Blue Bird Inn, Detroit, Detroit Sound Conservancy, jazz, blues, music
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
Music News

Detroit's Carr Center to host free Thornetta Davis performance for Black History Month livestream

By Jerilyn Jordan
Feb 16, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Thornetta Davis, Detroit music, blues, Detroit Music Awards, Jeff Daniels, the Carr Center, Black History Month
Music News

The Gories' Danny Kroha to perform tracks from latest solo record 'Detroit Blues' on Bandcamp livestream

By Jerilyn Jordan
Feb 15, 2021

Tags: City Slang, The Gories, Danny Kroha, Third Man Records Detroit, blues
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

Michigan's neediest schools will receive $65M in funding to help with impact of COVID-19

By Steve Neavling
Aug 19, 2020

Tags: Gov. Whitmer, schools, education, Coronavirus, Michigan, remote learning, internet, Governor’s Education Relief Fund, Michigan Education Association
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
Music News

Welcome to the new generation of blues — Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram to perform in Ferndale

Staff Pick

By Jerilyn Jordan
Mar 6, 2020

Tags: City Slang, Christone Kingfish Ingram, blues, Detroit, Buddy Guy