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Posts from the ‘Dissecting the Local News’ Category

3January 1, 2025GRIID end of the year in Review: Part I – Monitoring the local news media

5December 22, 2024Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker determined that the GRPD was justified in shooting an unarmed Black man 7 times

0December 18, 2024There is no sense of urgency from MLive over the most recent Enbridge oil disaster in the western part of the Great Lakes

8December 17, 2024What the DeVos/Van Andel ownership of the soccer team means for Grand Rapids

1December 12, 2024Over $1 Billion in public money for recent projects and the Convention Arena Authority wants the public to pay for another hotel

5December 9, 2024Kent County Commission votes for a 25 year contract with Live Nation for events at the Amphitheater, while MLive fails to report on the details of the federal lawsuit

1December 8, 2024Corporate Crime vs Street Crime: How Grand Rapids news distorts and racializes crime

1December 5, 2024MLive omits the most substantial organized effort to oppose the DeVos/Van Andel development project, which received $565 million in tax breaks from GR City officials

3November 26, 2024Not only should we question the GRPD’s role in the death of Cortez McConer Jr, we should not allow Chief Winstrom to control the public narrative

1November 20, 2024Grand Rapids City Manager Mark Washington might be leaving for Dallas, so what would his legacy look like in this city?