Rumors persist about Detroit dailies' futures

Rumors continue to swirl about the futures of the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News.
Several variations seem to be circulating, but most involve plans for the papers to cease daily publication and only publish on Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, according to Editor & Publisher.
E&P says Detroit Media Partnership CEO David Hunke addressed the rumors on Thursday:

Here is what Hunke wrote: "In the past 24 hours you have no doubt heard a lot of rumors and several news reports about significant changes at the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News. Clearly, over the past months we have been exploring various scenarios to reposition the companies for growth and to ensure two strong newspaper voices in the community. We plan to share details early next week with you, as well as with readers, advertisers, unions and the community. In the meantime, let's continue to focus on doing the best job we can and on building the strongest relationships we can among ourselves and with our customers."

They note that Hunke did not deny the rumors. Mark Fitzgerald of E&P's Fitz & Jen blog says these rumors originally began circulating in Crain's Detroit-Business in August.

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