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John Hiner

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VP Editorial Content at MLive

VP / content for MLive Media Group

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  • 1 week ago | mlive.com | John Hiner

    Telling stories is the heart of what journalists do. Some are born of news-cycle necessity – a crime that occurs, a tax increase on the ballot, an impending summer storm. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

  • 3 weeks ago | mlive.com | John Hiner

    The last time I had a long chat with Evan Woodbery about his job, in 2020, he wasn’t having a lot of fun. Woodbery covers the Detroit Tigers for MLive, and that edition of the team was coming off a season where it lost 119 games, worst in Major League Baseball. The roster was weak, and the farm system was in tatters. “I would say 2019 was the absolute low point. When the games don’t mean anything, you’re really struggling – it’s just tough to find stuff to write about,” he said.

  • 4 weeks ago | mlive.com | John Hiner

    In the last couple of months, I’ve introduced you to our enhanced online newspaper. I’ve explained some format changes, introduced new puzzles and comics, and made suggestions on how to get the most out of your subscription. That, in turn, has generated a lot of responses and specific questions from you about navigating those changes and finding certain features. You’ve offered suggestions on how we can improve, and we’ve been able to incorporate some into the daily product.

  • 1 month ago | mlive.com | John Hiner

    I often use this column to encourage you to subscribe, and to thank our subscribers for helping sustain journalism in your community and across the state. So, it gives me great pleasure at this time of year – awards season for the news industry – to report on the meaningful and impactful journalism your subscription has funded. What follows is less blowing our own horn as it is what I would call a “shareholders report.” Here are the dividends for your investment.

  • 1 month ago | mlive.com | John Hiner

    Edward Pevos may not be Superman, but he makes a pretty convincing Clark Kent. Pevos, MLive’s entertainment writer at large, will don his fedora, tie and press pass to work the floor and moderate panels this weekend at the Motor City Comic Con as the unassuming reporter alter-ego of the Man of Steel.

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John Hiner
John Hiner @JohnHinerMLive
24 Jul 23

I heard Magic Johnson and the new ownership group of the Washington Commanders may be looking for a new name. What would be more fitting than the Rushmores? https://t.co/kVJqXO9w0q

John Hiner
John Hiner @JohnHinerMLive
28 Mar 22

Well, that should knock Ukraine off the front pages for the next spin cycle …

John Hiner
John Hiner @JohnHinerMLive
24 Jun 21

RT @MLive: The MLive staff and News Media Alliance @newsalliance support the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, a bill that would…