Rust Belt Reporter
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Rust Belt Reporter

A Memoir

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Rust Belt Reporter

A Memoir

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The decline and resurgence of a storied Midwestern city as seen through the eyes of a seasoned journalist, union activist, and Detroit devotee.

Reflecting on his life's work as a reporter, including thirty-two years with the Detroit Free Press, journalist John Gallagher merges memoir with an insider's account of the challenges facing Detroit and other Rust Belt cities, as well as the tensions inside local newsrooms throughout the country.
Beginning with Gallagher's first job in 1974 in Chicago, with subsequent stops in Rochester and Syracuse, New York, this witty and exciting chronicle details his experiences behind the scenes, breaking major news stories over the decades that followed. From the early days when reporters called in stories on pay phones to today's revenue-generating affiliate commissions, his memoir serves as a documentary of this turbulent journalistic era. Gallagher's career intersected many notable events, including the troubled Kilpatrick administration, newspaper strikes, the federal bailout of automotive companies, the bankruptcy of Detroit, and the exceptional Grand Bargain struck to save the city—all while noting the increasingly important roles nonprofits and private companies play in city politics and newsrooms, for better and for worse.
Alongside sage insight into the difficulties and decline of traditional media, Gallagher's experience and advice inspire hope, often underscoring and celebrating the surprising and happy reinvention of heartland cities like Detroit.

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Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Year
2024
ISBN
9780814351499
Edition
0
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Journalism
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. 1. Ashes to Ashes
  8. 2. Beginnings
  9. 3. Chicago Reporter
  10. 4. Upstate New York
  11. 5. My New York Year
  12. 6. Inside the Pyramid
  13. 7. Getting to Detroit
  14. 8. Detroit Free Press
  15. 9. Union Activist
  16. 10. On Strike
  17. 11. The Detroit Sunday Journal
  18. 12. Newspapers in Transition
  19. 13. Detroit and the Urban Dilemma
  20. 14. Cities: A Recovery Begins
  21. 15. Writing Books
  22. 16. A City in Bankruptcy
  23. 17. An Aside: On Never Winning a Pulitzer
  24. 18. Union President
  25. 19. Pension Trustee
  26. 20. Negotiations
  27. 21. Columns and Flash Fiction
  28. 22. Detroit: The Recovery
  29. 23. When It’s Time to Move On
  30. About the Author
  31. More books by John Gallagher and Wayne State University Press