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Articles tagged Ann Arbor News (10)

Joseph LichtermanFebruary 13, 2017

An Ann Arbor magazine created a daily newsletter to help fill gaps in the city’s local news coverage

The Ann is working with 17 groups — from student newspapers to the local public library — to share local news and information.

Joseph LichtermanAugust 12, 2014

The Ann Arbor Chronicle, a quirky local news startup, is shutting down after six years

The site, known for its focus on local government, was financially stable. But as with many indie local news sites, it only worked with a heavy workload for its founders.

The coming death of seven-day publication

“Ultimately, consolidation is just a mop-up strategy — one that simply squeezes out the final remaining profits before the lights are turned out.” Martin Langeveld

Michael AndersenSeptember 19, 2012

Four years later, the Ann Arbor Chronicle is still weird and wonky — and it’s growing

Handed an opportunity by the closure of the Ann Arbor News, two married journalists have built a small business on the kind of civic-minded reporting that isn’t supposed to work online.

Adrienne LaFranceJune 13, 2012

Lessons from the Motor City: What New Orleans might expect when the printing presses slow

In 2009, The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News cut back to three days of home delivery a week. Three years later, their struggles continue.

January 7, 2010

Keeping Martin honest: Checking on Langeveld’s predictions for 2009

September 11, 2009

WordPress, Twitter, the Elks Club: 10 new routines at a news startup

September 1, 2009

Community voices in Ann Arbor: a glimpse of local journalism’s future?

July 30, 2009

In Ann Arbor, designing a news site that doesn’t look like a news site

July 24, 2009

AnnArbor.com: A new look for local news