Huge win for caregivers: Michigan will become first state to implement a kinship care rule that gives people taking care of loved ones the same level of financial assistance & licensing requirements as other foster care providers. detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… NY & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative The Detroit News

Wild that it's been 20 years this month since this Democrat & Chronicle series and it's one of the rare things I've written that I still enjoy reading. Unfortunately it's been largely lost on the web. This is the lead story for Day One. s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentclo…

National press via Bloomberg on RIT's SHED. What's in our SHED? Check out the article. Or better yet, come visit Imagine RIT on April 27. The SHED at RIT is an architectural demonstration of how the arts fit into hands-on science education bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @citylab

I tried to make this guide to food & drink in Detroit during the NFL Draft as USEFUL as possible, with details on how to park and ride downtown, viewing parties, plus where you can go when you need everyone to respectfully STFU 🤫 🏈 🏟️ via Eater Detroit detroit.eater.com/2024/4/23/2412…

Our team of journalists won the first day of the NFL Draft. See for yourself: detroitnews.com/nfl-draft

Democratic governments must take immediate action to protect a #FreePress and guarantee the safety of journalists, especially when they are covering elections. If they don’t, the erosion of freedoms will not stop at freedom of the press. #PressFreedomIsYourFreedom. #WPFD2024

Alma College is excited to welcome the annual Highland Festival and Games back to campus! Recent New Media Studies graduate Owen Atienza created a video overview of the games' history. Enjoy!

We think you'd make a great Scot. Visit alma.edu/commit to make it official today!🎉🎊

A hop across the lake: Visiting journalist Christina Chkarboul brings focus to summer work and if you have an idea you can email her too! democratandchronicle.com/story/news/202… via Democrat & Chronicle

Journalists are civilians doing important work & must not be targeted by warring parties. Millions across the world are counting on reporters to provide accurate information about the #Israel #Gaza war. Journalists, like all civilians, must be protected—they’re #NotATarget.

Alma College has been named a 2024-25 College of Distinction, as well as a Michigan College of Distinction and a Private College of Distinction. This is the 17th consecutive year that Alma has been recognized by the national guide. Read more at ... bit.ly/45wPZRc

A great, thoughtful news leader whose broad experience and knowledge will help make Columbia Journalism Review more relevant than ever. Congratulations, Sewell Chan and Columbia Journalism Review !

Ending today on a hopeful note about journalism: There's a small but mighty newspaper in Grants Pass, Oregon – the Daily Courier – with a staff of eight and an independent streak that dates back to 1885. Today Grants Pass was national news...

Yes, Ida Bae Wells is so right on this. The cavalier use of unnamed sources by the Washington press corps over the decades has been a major factor in the decline of trust in the press and in our other institutions.

You might also see a bald eagle or two (the real kind). You’ll have to go to the Flyway Nature Store at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge for the stuffed toy variety.

Excited to announce that Sarah Alvarez, nationally known for forging new ways to serve economically challenged communities with journalism, will be joining the faculty of the Klein College at Temple University as the James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation.

A great comeback story. #iroquoisnationalwildliferefuge

Fascinating piece by David Andreatta in the Times today on how (and why) the Kodak brand is alive and thriving around the world. nytimes.com/2025/06/30/nyr…

Putting my initial Substack out one more time. Another is scheduled for Monday. I had planned to start then before learning earlier this week of the death of flugelhorn master Chuck Mangione. Quite a loss: garycraig919628.substack.com/p/chuck-mangio…

Pirate Toy Fund celebrates 30 years with concert and gala events: See details democratandchronicle.com/story/news/loc… via Democrat & Chronicle