Melody Baetens The Detroit News Published 10:30 PM EDT May 15, 2019 After years of reporting on the entertainment and dining scene in Metro Detroit, I’m ready to dive even deeper as The Detroit News’ new restaurant critic. Replacing our longtime expert Molly Abraham who retired in late 2018, I will be adding restaurant reviews to my beat. I got into writing about food and restaurants by way of music. When I was hired at The News as an editorial assistant nearly 20 years ago I covered local bands and compiled the entertainment calendar (which I still do). That led to writing about bars and clubs, and as the craft cocktail and beer scenes began to take off, I launched my "Cheers" column, which started as drink recipes and bar news. Over the past 10-plus years, as new bistros, gastropubs and cafes debuted one after another, and as illustrious chefs started to open up shop here and “dining in Detroit” became a thing again, I started … [Read more...] about Melody Baetens named Detroit News restaurant critic
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Fake news ‘spreading to young people through Instagram memes’
News / UK and world by Press Association May 7, 2019, 7:09 pm Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter An exodus of young people from Facebook has seen fake news spread to Generation Z through memes on Instagram, a leading journalism academic has said. Nic Newman, a senior research associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and former world editor of the BBC News website, said many young people had switched from Facebook. Fake news is now spreading to young people through “memes and visual storytelling” on Instagram, he told a conference on Tuesday. Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is mainly used for sharing photos and has not traditionally been a major source of news for social media users. But genuine news and fake news are making their way on to the platform, Mr Newman said. The Reuters Institute’s annual Digital News Report assesses the state of online news access across the world. This year’s … [Read more...] about Fake news ‘spreading to young people through Instagram memes’
‘Tragic news’: Man (22) dies after crash on M1 motorway
'Tragic news': Man (22) dies after crash on M1 motorway BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A 22-year-old man has died after a crash on the M1 motorway overnight. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/tragic-news-man-22-dies-after-crash-on-m1-motorway-37515756.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article37515758.ece/a7af1/AUTOCROP/h342/tamnamore_road.JPG Email A 22-year-old man has died after a crash on the M1 motorway overnight. Daryl Thompson from the Beragh area was killed after a collision between a car and a pedestrian. Writing on social media, SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan said the death was "tragic news". "Another young life lost on our roads," he wrote. "My thoughts and prayers are with this young man, the Thompson family, his friends and the community of Beragh." The collision happened on the motorway between junction 14 and 15 near Tamnamore at around 10.20pm. On Sunday morning road closures where the accident happened remain in place. Police have … [Read more...] about ‘Tragic news’: Man (22) dies after crash on M1 motorway
Sean Hannity references ‘fake news’, economy at Trump election rally
Sean Hannity references ‘fake news’, economy at Trump election rally By November 06, 2018 12:00 AM Sean Hannity spoke from the stage of President Donald Trump's last midterm election rally, after he and Fox News Channel insisted all day that he wouldn't. Hannity appeared on the podium in a Missouri arena on November 5, 2018. … [Read more...] about Sean Hannity references ‘fake news’, economy at Trump election rally
Huey Lewis and the News musical to make world premiere in California next week
By Alyssa Pereira, SFGATE Updated 12:04 pm PDT, Friday, August 31, 2018 Huey Lewis and the News performed, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," during the seventh inning stretch during Game 3 of the World Series at AT&T Park on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. Huey Lewis and the News performed, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," during the seventh inning stretch during Game 3 of the World Series at AT&T Park on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle 2014 Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis And The News performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival at Centennial Olympic Park on May 14, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ryan Myers/imageSPACE/Sipa USA/TNS) Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis And The News performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival at Centennial Olympic Park on May 14, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ryan Myers/imageSPACE/Sipa USA/TNS) … [Read more...] about Huey Lewis and the News musical to make world premiere in California next week