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 The July 27, 2005 front page of the Detroit Free Press |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Gannett Company (Detroit Media Partnership) |
| Publisher | David Hunke |
| Editor | Paul Anger |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Headquarters | 600 W. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. Fort Street Detroit, Michigan 48226-3138  United States |
| Circulation | 329,989 Daily 640,356 Sunday[1] |
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The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Sunday edition is titled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep" (reflected in the paper's web address, www. freep. com).
The Free Press is owned by Gannett and is the larger of Metro Detroit's two major dailies (the other being the The Detroit News) and has received eight Pulitzer Prizes. Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the US The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Editorially, the Free Press is considered by some to be more liberal than The Detroit News.
History
The newspaper was first published as the Democratic Free Press and Michigan Intelligencer on May 5, 1831. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a The first issues were printed on a Washington press purchased from the discontinued Oakland Chronicle of Pontiac, Michigan. Pontiac is a city in the US state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac. It was hauled from Pontiac in a wagon over rough roads to a building at Bates and Woodbridge streets in Detroit. The press could produce 250 pages an hour, hand operated by two men. The first issues were 14 by 20 inches (510 mm) in size, with five columns of type. Sheldon McKnight became the first publisher with John Pitts Sheldon as editor.
In 1940 the Free Press was sold to the Knight Newspapers (later Knight Ridder) chain. For the unrelated television series see Knight Rider. For other articles see Knight Rider (disambiguation Knight Ridder
In 1987, the paper entered into a hundred-year joint operating agreement with its rival, combining business operations while maintaining separate editorial staffs. The Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Richard Nixon, that authorized the formation The combined company is called the Detroit Newspaper Partnership. Detroit Newspaper Partnership LP manages the business operations - including production advertising and circulation - for the two leading Detroit newspapers the The two papers also began to publish joint Saturday and Sunday editions, though the editorial content of each remained separate. At the time, the Detroit Free Press was the tenth highest circulation paper in the U. S. , and the combined Detroit News and Free Press was the country's fourth largest Sunday paper.
On July 13, 1995, Newspaper Guild-represented employees of the Free Press and News and the pressmen, printers and Teamsters working for the "Detroit Newspapers" distribution arm went on strike. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Newspaper Guild is a labor union founded by newspaper Journalists in 1933 who noticed that unionized printers and truck drivers were making more money By October, about forty percent of the editorial staffers crossed the picket line, including Mitch Albom, many trickled back over the next months and others stayed out for the two and a half years of the strike. Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958 in Passaic New Jersey) is a best-selling author journalist screenwriter playwright radio and television The strike was resolved in court three years later, and the unions remain active at the paper, representing a majority of the employees under their jurisdiction.
In 1998, the Free Press vacated its former headquarters in downtown Detroit and moved to offices inside the News building.
On August 3, 2005, Knight Ridder sold the Free Press to the Gannett company, which had previously owned and operated the News. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. The News, in turn, was sold to MediaNews Group; Gannett continues to be the managing partner in the papers' joint operating agreement. MediaNews Group, based in Denver Colorado, is one of the largest Newspaper companies in the United States.
On May 7, 2006, the Free Press resumed publication of its own Sunday edition, without any content from the News. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A quirk in the operating agreement, however, allows the News to continue printing its editorial page in the Sunday Free Press.
References
- ^ 2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation (PDF). BurrellesLuce (2007-03-31). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
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