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Reports on a large-scale theft of the college newspaper `Michigan Daily,' from drop sites around the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. Investigators' finding of no warrants on the case; Papers' non-value for larceny purposes because they are offered free to the public; Editor-in-chief Ronnie Glassberg's lobbying for state legislation that would make theft of student and free newspapers a specific crime.

Reports on the continued strike at the `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' newspapers. Launching of a weekly paper by the union called `Detroit Sunday Journal'; Filing of a Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit by Detroit Newspapers against the six striking unions; Violence at the strike.

Reports on the founding of the `Detroit Sunday Journal' newspaper by striking newspaper employees before the strike in Detroit, Michigan newspapers had even started. Gratification experienced by staffers who use the newspaper to voice their sentiments; Funding of newspaper by the Metropolitan Council of Newspaper Unions.

Reports on the union strike at Detroit Newspapers in 1995. Comments from journalism educator John K. Hartman; Plans of the company; Gains in the company's home delivery circulation.

Features Express Weekly, a CD-ROM syndicated newspaper based in Traverse City, Michigan. Informations provided; Cost; Circulation average; Awards received by the paper; Views of the subscribers on the paper.

Focuses on Integrated Technologies Solutions Inc.'s completion of a network that connects the downtown facilities of newspapers in Detroit, Michigan with the joint operating agency's Riverfront and North plant printing plants.

Reports on a Michigan court ruling ordering the release of documents seized by police at the vacation home of the family of murder victim JonBenet Ramsey. Response to a legal request by the `Denver Post' newspaper; Questioning of JonBenet's parents in the slaying.

Reports that the Detroit Newspapers company in Michigan has agreed to accept donations from the Detroit joint-operating agency for police expenses related to the newspaper strike. Figures on donation.

Reports on rise in the number of newspaper strikes in Detroit, Michigan. Number of labor stoppages between 1955 and 1967; Creation of joint operating agency by newspaper corporate owners Knight-Ridder Inc. and Gannett Co.; Issues in the unions' front; Circumstances leading to strike at `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' newspapers; Financial losses suffered by striking newspapers.

Discloses that federal judge Paul Gadola has allowed a racketeering suit filed by Detroit Newspapers Inc. against the Detroit, Michigan newspaper unions to go forward. Judge's decision to drop 215 of the alleged actions, saying they were labor questions under the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board; Details of the lawsuit; Plan by the unions to ask that the case be dismissed for lack of evidence.

Presents a round-up of news about newspapers, as of November 2000. Hearst Corp.'s naming of John F. Oppedahl as publisher, CEO of the 'San Francisco Chronicle'; Boycott plans of Detroit's newspaper unions against the 'Detroit Free Press' and 'The Detroit News'; Peter McFarren's resignation as correspondent for Associated Press in Bolivia; CanWest Global Communications Corp.

Describes how local paper, `The Flint Journal,' reported the shooting of 6-year-old Kayla Rolland by a 6-year-old boy in Mount Morris Township, a suburb of Flint, Michigan on February 29, 2000. Release of two editions in same afternoon; National papers' decision to pick portions of the coverage; Follow-up coverage; Issues covered by stories and news items. INSETS: On the scene;National coverage.

Reports on student journalists from at least 18 colleges and universities in the United States who will continue to work as interns in summer 1996 at the `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' even if the papers remain on strike. Involvement of students in an educational project; Advice of newspaper editors to the students. INSET: Husband, wife on opposite sides of the fence..

Reports on the strike by six unions that has hurt the circulation of daily newspapers in Detroit, Michigan since July 1995. Unions' claim on the decrease of combined paid circulation of the `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News'; Papers' non-filing of publisher circulation statements since the start of the strike.

The article reports on the decision of the Michigan-based newspapers, "The Detroit Free Press" and the "Detroit News," to drop four days of home delivery, which is said to be the most sought-after type of circulation by advertisers. According to the U.S. Audit Bureau of Circulations, the move will make "Detroit News" to miss out on about 94,800 copies. It notes that the move hopes that readers will tap into the web sites of the two newspapers.

Reports on developments in the strike against Detroit, Michigan's leading newspapers. Delaying the distribution of the combined `Detroit News and Free Press'; Comments from `Detroit News' editor and publisher Robert H. Giles; Condemning the escalation of violence; Seeking court injunction to limit picketing at production site; Newspaper Guild Local 22's rejection of management offers.

Reports that bargaining between Detroit, Michigan's two daily newspapers and six of their eleven unions have continued beyond the April 30, 1995 deadline. Accusation made by the Metropolitan Council of Newspaper Unions against `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News'; Internal memo from the papers' operating agency; Reaction to the elimination of jobs.

Reports that Joseph Matasich, former editor of the newspaper `Ypsilanti Press' in Michigan, has settled a lawsuit over his firing from the paper. Discrimination due to age and seizure condition.

Reports that the strike at Knight-Ridder Inc.'s `Detroit Free Press' and Gannett Co.'s `Detroit News' has passed the one year mark on July 13, 1996. Loss of circulation and advertising in both papers; Unions' failure to stop the papers from printing.

Reports on the optimism of striking employees at Detroit, Michigan newspapers `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News' that the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will rule in favor of their reinstatement. Elation over an administrative law judge's ruling that the strike was caused by management's unfair labor practices; Alleged shortcomings of the newspapers in their contract negotiations with the strikers.

Reports on allegations by striking newspaper employees in Detroit, Michigan on the absence of objectivity in newspapers' coverage of strikes. Accusations that `Detroit News' overemphasize labor dispute's violence and distortion of unions' role; Comments of editor and publisher Robert H. Giles.

Reports on the warning given by Michigan-based Detroit Newspapers Inc. on its striking workers. Newspaper's effort to demonstrate its capacity to conduct business despite the strike by drivers and mailers; Workers' demands on the company; State of company's newspaper business since the strike.

Reports that labor groups have ratified union contracts at several newspapers in Detroit, Michigan. Boycott by workers of the 'Detroit Free Press' and 'The Detroit News' newspapers; Provisions under the contracts. INSET: Detroit's newspaper labor dispute: A time line.

Focuses on the fragmented mass media market of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Major dailies in southwestern Michigan; Advertising spending by media as of December 2000; Special challenges presented by the fragmented market; Cable penetration; Top local television and radio stations.

Details the plan offered by Detroit Newspapers Inc. to union members which put an end to the strike against the jointly operated `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press.' Striking unions' offer to return to work unconditionally; Management's offer to rehire former strikers from a `preferential hiring list' in order of seniority to fill job openings; Training fund for employees whose jobs were eliminated.

Provides information on Greater Detroit Newspaper Network, an advertising network in Detroit, Michigan. List of the daily newspapers represented by the network; Coverage of the network's newspaper circulation.

Reports on the class action suit filed by supporters of the workers' strike at Knight-Ridder Inc.'s `Detroit Free Press' and Gannett Co.'s `Detroit News' against the newspapers and their joint operating agency Detroit Newspaper. Claim of illegal amendment of the approved 1989 JOA to permit combined daily publication in the event of a labor dispute; Detroit Mayor Coleman Young as one of the plaintiffs.

Reports on the advertising boycott campaign the striking unions in Detroit, Michigan has launched against the `Detroit Free Press' and `Detroit News' newspapers. Union's action on massage parlors and other sex-oriented advertisements; Dealers' termination of advertising since strike started; Comments of Detroit Newspapers head Frank Vega.

Discusses the implications of featherbedding, the practice of implementing restrictive work rules, for striking newspapers in Detroit, Michigan. Insights of Frank Vega, president of Detroit Newspapers , the joint operating agency created for `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' newspapers; Production unions' view on featherbedding.

Reports on gains claimed by trade unions and management of Michigan-based `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' amid the strike against the two daily newspapers. Loss of insert account by Detroit Newspapers due to the strike; Return of some strikers to work; Journalists' view of the strike as a fight between the Teamsters and Detroit Newspapers.

Reports on a complaint filed by Aleta Meskin, a resident from West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, on unsolicited free delivery of the newspaper "The Birmingham-Bloomfield Eccentric." Information on the charges filed against LeeAnn Mitchell, circulation director of Observer & Eccentric Newspaper; Details of the complaint.

Reports on the National Labor Relations Board's ruling on September 1, 1998 ordering the rehiring of Detroit, Michigan's newspaper strikers. Victory for the workers represented by six unions; Background on strike actions at `Detroit Free Press,' `Detroit News' and their JOA.

Reports on the hearing for a carrier for the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, `Evening News' newspaper, suspected of killing the paper's circulation manager.

Reports that the `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' have rejected the conditional offer by six unions to return to work in exchange for several conditions. Lawsuit against Detroit Newspapers, the agency that operates business and production functions at the two papers, from the six striking unions; Allegations in the lawsuit.

Reports on the Michigan Court of Appeals' ruling that the `Detroit News' is entitled to computer tapes of the city's property tax payers. Reversal of a county court's ruling that said the city could furnish the records on paper instead of tape; Newspaper's argument that the tapes are public records under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act.

Reports that Detroit Newspapers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who raped a woman while she was delivering Sunday papers.

Reports on the endorsement of Michigan Republicans by newspaper `Michigan Chronicle' that sparked protests in Detroit. Reaction from publisher Sam Logan; Impact of the protest on the newspaper's circulation; Call of local union officers for organized boycotts of `Michigan Chronicle.'

Reports on the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the `Detroit News' and `Lansing State Journal' newspapers against the Michigan State University (MSU) trustees. Allegations that trustees failed to follow the state's Open Meetings Act in selecting a new president; Details of the lawsuit.

Reports that `Detroit News' newspaper is trying morning newsstand sales to pump its readership. Availability of the `News' in stores and vending machines; Offer of home delivery to subscribers in outstate Michigan; Increase in `News' circulation by the end of 1994; Combined circulation of the `Detroit Free Press' and the `Detroit News' newspapers.

Reports on the acquisition of Heritage Newspapers Inc.'s Genesse county weeklies by Michigan-based Advance Publications' Booth Newspapers. Decision to place the weeklies under the management Roger D. Samuel, publisher of 'The Flint Journal.'

Presents news briefs related to the U.S. newspaper industry as of November 2002. Supply of SCS/Class Pag for classified pagination by Software Consulting Services LLC to The San Diego Union Tribune; Launch of a facility by American Litho Inc., a press in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Integration of newspaper and commercial web press project-management teams by Man Roland Inc.

Focuses on Michigan State's `State News' general manager, Berl Schwartz's public admission that he is gay. Schwartz's use of the workshop for College Media Advisers to encourage journalism students to explore the methods gay men and lesbian women use to disclose their sexual identity; Factor that influence Schwartz's decision to go public about his own experience; Journalism career.

Reports on Detroit, Michigan-based automobile makers' agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) to ban the `Detroit News' and `The Detroit Free Press' from their contract negotiation press conference in June 1996. Statements issued by Chrysler Corp. and Ford Motor Co.; UAW's support for newspaper strikers; Continuing strike of six unions against Detroit Newspapers.

Focuses on the humorous crime stories written by Earl Duby for `Monroe Guardian' in Monroe County, Detroit, Michigan. Duby's profession as a banker and a writer for `Guardian'; Petty crimes reported in the column; Duby's writing style; Public opinion for the column.

Focuses on the criticisms of Catholic leaders and readers on the cartoon by Mike Thompson in the September issue of the 'Detroit Free Press' in Detroit, Michigan. Comments of Catholic leaders on the cartoon; Viewpoint of the editor of the editorial page.

Reports on Goss Graphic Systems Inc.'s sale of Magnum offset printing-presses to newspaper printing facilities in Michigan. Reasons of the `Ann Arbor News' newspaper for buying offset units from Goss and replacing its letterpress after signing a printing contract with `The New York Times' newspaper; Demand for the Goss printing system.

Reports on the `Detroit News' newspaper's dismissal of reporter Lou Mleczko, the president of the Newspaper Guild in Detroit, Michigan. Reason for Mleczko's firing; Previous dismissal of four other union presidents involved in the Detroit newspaper strike.

Focuses on a federal judge's ruling that ensures there will be no quick return to work for the great majority of the Detroit, Michigan newspaper employees who walked off their jobs in July 1995. Rejection of the National Labor Relations Board's request for a 10(j) injunction that would have forced the newspapers to take back the strikers; Strikers' offer to unconditionally return to work.

Reports on the arrest of 17 striking workers trying to block distribution for the combined Sunday `Detroit News and Free Press' in Detroit, Michigan, on October 1, 1995. Malicious destruction of property; Number of police officers and pickets who suffered minor injuries.

Reports on Detroit Newspapers' use of rented helicopters to airlift copies of the combined `Detroit News' and `Free Press' to get past gates blocked by strikers. Reaction of union leaders.