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by P.D. Lesko In 2009, AnnArbor.com Kontent King Tony Dearing announced the "future of journalism in Ann Arbor": "Ding. Dong. The Witch is dead," wrote an A2Politico reader in response to a December 2012 piece about the falling…

by P.D. Lesko If the down-sizing and attrition continue apace at AnnArbor.com, Laurel Champion, former publisher of the Ann Arbor News, will be left to head the organization as Executive Vice President in Charge of, Well, Everything. Steve…

by P.D. Lesko Over the past 24 months, AnnArbor.com has seen the departure of most of its experienced reporters to more prestigious and higher paying surroundings—such as the Detroit Free Press. There are media analysts, however, that…

The FCC recently came out with an extensive report concerning the state of American media. In the Executive Summary, FCC researchers write: Yet, in part because of the digital revolution, serious problems have arisen, as well. Most…

On March 11, 2011 A2Politico broke the story (with some help, of course) about the layoff of 14 newsroom staff at AnnArbor.com. MichiganRadio followed up with a short blurb, and by this beginning of this week, local bloggers, including Mark…