The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit
Every week, the crew from Deadline Detroit breaks down the critical news stories of the week. It's solid analysis mixed with a healthy dose of humor, plus weekly nominees for "Schmuck of the Week."
The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit
The Week That Was: MSU and U-M Seem to Match Scandals.
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Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit
Host Saeed Khan talks with guests Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick; attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.
They discuss:
They discuss:
- The firing of University of Michigan coach Sherrone Moore and scandals at Michigan State University.
- Whether media mega-mergers may depend on President Trump’s whims
- A Democrat’s win in the Miami mayoral election — and whether it’s a big deal
- Australia banning social media for those under 16 (with Attorney Fishman, who owns a flip phone, weighing in)
- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asking a judge to relieve him of restitution payments
- A Hamtramck city clerk suing city officials, claiming retaliation for reporting election misconduct
- Schmuck of the Week