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The Ann Arbor Independent—First time in over 110 years the city has a locally owned weekly newspaper

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 15, 2013 0

WELCOME TO The Ann Arbor Independent. For the first time in over 110 years Ann Arbor once again has a locally-owned weekly newspaper. The last time our city had a locally owned weekly newspaper was 1902, when the Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat…

A2Politico

AnnArbor.com —30—

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 12, 2013 14

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…

Readership of AA.com Plummets 75% According to Execs—Site Loses Another Key Staffer to the Freep

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 19, 2012 37

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…

MLive Prez (Accidentally) Confims That AnnArbor.com Unique Visitor Count Has Plummeted By 643,000 Since July 2011

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 3, 2012 16

by P.D. Lesko The history of the telescope is fascinating. This piece is not about that. However, it is about The Ann magazine's futile and ultimately disappointing attempt to give readers insight into AnnArbor.com using what amounts to a…