The joint operating agreement between the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News will end at the end of the year, both ...

The two daily papers have operated with shared business resources such as advertising sales and printing since 1989, but plan to operate completely independently by next year. Gannett has been bearing ...

The Detroit News will begin operating independently at year’s end following the conclusion of its 36-year partnership with the Detroit Free Press, The News announced Monday. The move will allow ...

The Detroit News will begin operating independently at year’s end following the conclusion of its 36-year partnership with the Detroit Free Press, The News announced Monday.

Locally, The Detroit News was a Gannett newspaper at the time the joint operating agreement began. Then in 2005, Gannett sold The Detroit News to MediaNews Group and purchased the Detroit Free Press.