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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…

Special Interests Trying to Get What They Want Through Amending Mich Constitution

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 29, 2012 1

by Rob Smith Michigan Radio writer Lester Graham points out in a great piece titled, "Muddying the Michigan Constitution?": "In the 224 years since it was ratified, the U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times. The latest Michigan…

Savaged: Where Does a Liberal Find His News in an Ocean of Dreck?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 4, 2012 2

By Chris Savage When A2Politico's editor Pat Lesko asked me to write about where I get my "news," my first thought was, "Hah! She wants all my secrets!" Then, my second thought was, "Hmmm...where do I get my news?" Because, frankly,…

Savaged: Throwing Down With Recall Naysayers Starting With Liberals Like Jack Lessenberry

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 4, 2011 19

by Chris Savage There's a certain sort of comfort one can get by being a political commentator who stands on the outside looking in on the political machinations of society. Removed from the fray, one can wax eloquent about what others are…

National Media Slam AnnArbor.com For Ethical Lapse & Conflict of Interest

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 23, 2011 5

March has not been a good month for Ann Arbor's 18-month-old digital media extravaganza AnnArbor.com. Today, the digital site was lambasted by national media for a perceived ethical lapse and conflict of interest in appointing a U of M PR…