Detroit Free Press Editorial Sends Message to Congress: Invest in America

DETROIT, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Today and again Monday, December 8, the
Detroit Free Press will distribute 1,000 copies of a front page editorial
urging Congress to pass legislation for government-backed loans for Detroit
automakers. These copies will be delivered door-to-door to almost 800
Congressional offices.

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Paul Anger, Editor and Vice President, news for the Detroit Free Press,
said, “The Free Press has covered the American auto industry and its ups and
downs for more than a century. We know it better than anyone. It’s our
responsibility now to stand up and say what’s what. A newspaper needs to
inform, and a newspaper needs to lead the discussion. That’s what we’re doing
here.”

This unprecedented delivery to Congress is a first for the Free Press.
The editorial is direct and explains this isn’t just Detroit’s problem — it
affects all Americans.

To review this historic editorial and continuing coverage of the auto
industry, go to freep.com now.

Detroit Media Partnership, L.P. manages the business functions of the
Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News. As the largest newspapers in
Michigan, with two of the most visited Web sites in the market, the Free Press
and The News combine to reach a weekly audience of 2.1 million people; 56% of
adults in this market see our products.* Detroit Media Partnership is also the
advertising sales agent for the following suburban Detroit publications:
Observer & Eccentric and Mirror Newspapers, Novi News, Milford Times,
Northville Record, South Lyon Herald and Livingston County Daily Press &
Argus. Gannett Co., Inc., owner of the Free Press, is the general partner in
DMP; MediaNews Group, owner of The News, is the limited partner.

*SOURCE: 2008 Scarborough Report – August 2006 – July 2007 – Detroit DMA