The Metro: Black Midwesterners find alternative messengers for their news
Trust in major news organizations is at an all time low.According to a 2024 Gallup poll that has tracked trust...
The Metro: Black Midwesterners find alternative messengers for their news
Trust in major news organizations is at an all time low.According to a 2024 Gallup poll that has tracked trust...
The Metro: The nation’s first Black-owned TV station celebrates its history 50 years after launch
Before the 1970s, it was rare to watch or read news about Detroit reported by Black journalists. An attorney named...
The Metro at MPC: Devin Scillian on his career, attacks on the media
News media has changed a lot. In just the last decade, people have more access to information than they have...
WDET earns 25 awards from Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit
WDET took home 25 awards at the Society of Professional Journalists - Detroit Chapter awards banquet Wednesday night, including four...
The Metro: How President Trump’s hostile relationship with the press is playing out for NPR, PBS
Editor's note: This episode of The Metro aired prior to the president signing an executive order directing federal funding cuts to...
The Metro: Investigation probes unprecedented number of journalists killed in Gaza
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Gaza is a “news graveyard,” according to the Costs of...
The Metro: The crisis of local news in the age of AI and Trump
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Artificial intelligence is entering nearly every profession. It can help gain insights...
Detroit journalist creates tool to monitor misinformation in Spanish language media
English speaking media are not the only news sources fighting the rising tide of misinformation and disinformation infiltrating American politics....
The Israel-Hamas war is taking a deadly toll on journalists
It's been two years since Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by an Israeli sniper. She was on the...
WDET nabs 12 Society of Professional Journalists awards, including five first-place wins
Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET won several awards at the Society of Professional Journalism Detroit's annual ceremony on Wednesday, earning...
DER Weekends: Stephen Henderson building a local news culture centering Detroit voices
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET's Sascha Raiyn talks with Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson...
Are news organizations finally catching up to Trump’s antics?
When Donald Trump rode the escalator down into our daily lives to announce he was running for president, he fundamentally...