USA TODAY Co. to acquire The Detroit News from MediaNews Group
The gist
USA TODAY Co. announced a binding letter of intent to acquire The Detroit News from MediaNews Group.
The 1873-founded paper joins the owner of the Detroit Free Press.
How it unfolded
- 1873The Detroit News was founded.
- 1931The News purchased a gyrocopter with a swiveling camera to better cover news events.
- 1942News photographer Milton Brooks won the inaugural Pulitzer Prize for photography for his 1941 photograph of Ford Motor Co. strikers being beaten.