Ilitch Buys and Sits On Another Apt. Building

[Atticus]

It is time to consider why the Ilitch empire in Detroit hasn’t been examined in depth for creating widespread blight in The City of Detroit by the Freep or Detnews. Anyone else doing what they do would have already come under much more scrutiny.

The first thing that pops into my mind is that anyone who creates ‘bad press’ about them would be targeted to not have press access to Tiger or Redwing players or games. A popular weapon against the first amendment these days unfortunately.

I agree, but how much is press access really worth these days? Most of the sports journalist employed by those papers hardly go to a game anymore unless it is a playoff or “big game”, and then it is just to be there like a rich fair weather fan with a free ticket. Otherwise watch on tv, and send the story in remotely. The few journalists that do go to the random regular season Tigers vs Mariners game on a Wednesday night in August... are likely photographers, or someone just there to get free food from the buffet line. Otherwise they don’t bother.

But maybe their managers don’t realize that, as I doubt the Journalists would want to lose their press credentials and the free food and “big game” ticket that goes with it.

[Zads07]

I agree, but how much is press access really worth these days? Most of the sports journalist employed by those papers hardly go to a game anymore unless it is a playoff or “big game”, and then it is just to be there like a rich fair weather fan with a free ticket. Otherwise watch on tv, and send the story in remotely. The few journalists that do go to the random regular season Tigers vs Mariners game on a Wednesday night in August... are likely photographers, or someone just there to get free food from the buffet line. Otherwise they don’t bother.

But maybe their managers don’t realize that, as I doubt the Journalists would want to lose their press credentials and the free food and “big game” ticket that goes with it.

This is really a bad take. I'm a sports journalist, not for those papers, but nonetheless still one. We don't go for "free food" or the "big games." We are committed to our jobs, writing great content and making sure we find that right story.

And if the consequence was less press access, let them fight with it. We can battle back just as hard. It's called Freedom of the Press.

In addition, the news reporters would be going after Ilitch, not the sports reporters. Restricting sports access based on a news investigation shows really how bad they are. The fact that the Freep or News wouldn't do this not great management.

[Danny]

Illitch Jr. is not a venture capitalist. Just a businessman who make Hot n' Ready pizza pizza out of the Red Wings and Tigers.

[EGrant]

Most of the sports journalist employed by those papers hardly go to a game anymore unless it is a playoff or “big game”, and then it is just to be there like a rich fair weather fan with a free ticket.

It is fairly easy to spot the Wings and Pistons beat writers at every single home game in the media sections at LCA. Your post is completely made up nonsense.