Today we launched The Diversity Pledge Institute (The Diversity Pledge Institute), a free mentorship, training & advancement program for journalists, with an emphasis on Black, Indigenous, People of Color & members of the LGBTQ community. bit.ly/3vR4HRn (A THREAD)

The roster is expanding by one. Are you the right person for the job? Apply and find out.

Highland Park Matt saw his shadow on Sunday, like Punxsutawney Phil, so Freep Sports gets two more weeks of Matthew Stafford coverage. It’s like Groundhog Day, but with conflicted Lions fans… Lots of coverage from Dave Birkett, Mick McCabe, Omari Sankofa II, @Greg__Stark and more

Congrats to Evan Petzold, Jeff Seidel and the 2021 co-Michigan Sportswriter of the Year, Ryan Ford, for placing in the top 10 in projects in the 2021 APSE awards in Division A.

I, too, am a former Free Press apprentice. If you're a high school student in the Detroit area and have an interest in journalism, you ought to check this out.

Glad to add Mason Young and Chandler E. from the internship transfer portal. Can't wait to see how they contribute to the Freep Sports team.

Ready to have your mind blown?

Hanging out with the best high school student-athletes in metro Detroit at the #detroithssa awards at the Fillmore. Check out the winners on freep.com later tonight.

I wrote about this a couple times when I was with Detroit Free Press. Kinda stunned rules haven't been adjusted in 15 years.

I was one of the highest-paid high school draftees in MLB history at $5,500,000. ⚾ I signed at 18, big-league debut at 20, and was hanging on to my career by 25. Here are 10 things you don’t hear about the draft, signing for millions, and professional sports. THREAD 🧵

🗳The 2022 Michigan primary election is today. Polls are now open and will be open until 8 p.m. Here's your guide to what to know before heading to polls. bit.ly/3BNwXth

"We're in that situation & I'm so focused on the wave that I can't hear.. I look up & we're throwing it to Penei Sewell & I go what the fuck are we doing" ~Dan Campbell 😂😂😂 #PMSLive

Contributed way more to Freep Sports than almost anyone knows. A budding star of the industry. She will be sorely missed. Wishing her good luck for her future.

WELCOME COACH. Warrior fans, please give it up for the 20th head coach in #WarriorFB history, Tyrone Wheatley! FULL RELEASE➡️bit.ly/3HwaD9I #ThisIsOurDetroit

Hey, if you wanna hear what it was like breaking into the business, and how everyday feels like an initiation all over again, give this pod a listen. The folks at WorkInSports are doing cool work, trying to prepare tomorrow's journalists for the bumpy road ahead.

Wanna join the Freep Sports team? Here's your chance.

We start a five-part series today, penned by Jeff Seidel, telling the story of Amedy Dewey, about gun violence and how one survivor is going just that some six years later. freep.com/story/sports/c…

Here is Chapter 2 of our series on Amedy (if you missed part 1, link is inside it). Not to give away a spoiler, but a detective will call her toughest human he's ever met. freep.com/story/sports/c…

Chapter 3: “Loved his family’: As Amedy goes through surgeries, obituary infuriated Michigan teen shot in face by stepdad freep.com/story/sports/c… via ⁦Detroit Free Press⁩ ⁦Freep Sports⁩

Are you a high school student who loves journalism? Apply to be a Free Press Apprentice freep.com/story/news/loc…