Detroit Free Press
A Detroit daily newspaper where Mitch Albom worked as a sports columnist.
Where Detroit Free Press comes up1 episode or test
- First deadlineStory due as the game starts
- Second deadlineRewrite the story
- Third deadlineRewrite the story again
- Fourth deadlineFinal rewrite of the story
From Mitch Albom at the Detroit Free Press
What was said about Detroit Free Press
The Free Press's early deadlines made hitting due dates second nature for Albom. The paper's presses were hours away, so it had some of the earliest deadlines in America. For one 8 p.m. game, Albom faced deadlines at 8, 9:45, 11:30 and 1 a.m., rewriting the story each time.
Albom worked there as a sports columnist. Repeated rewrites on a fixed clock are what he credits for making meeting a deadline automatic.
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Its presses were hours away, so it had some of the earliest deadlines in America. For one 8 p.m. game Albom faced deadlines at 8, 9:45, 11:30 and 1 a.m., rewriting each time, which made hitting a due date second nature.
The Free Press's early deadlines made hitting due dates second nature for Albom. The paper's presses were hours away, so it had some of the earliest deadlines in America. For one 8 p.m. game, Albom faced deadlines at 8, 9:45, 11:30 and 1 a.m., rewriting the story each time.
Albom worked there as a sports columnist. Repeated rewrites on a fixed clock are what he credits for making meeting a deadline automatic.
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