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Detroit Journalism Cooperative

The Detroit Journalism Cooperative is an integrated community media network providing insight on the issues facing Detroit. It features two radio stations, an online magazine, five ethnic newspapers, and a public television station-- All working together to tell the story of Detroit.The DJC includes Michigan Radio, Bridge Magazine, Detroit Public Television, WDET, and New Michigan Media. To see all the stories produced for the DJC, visit The Intersection website.Scroll below to see DJC stories from Michigan Radio and other selected stories from our partners.

MorningSide: A Detroit Neighborhood

Michigan Public | By Detroit Journalism Cooperative

Published November 10, 2017 at 11:26 AM EST

Downtown Detroit is in the midst of a resurgence. However, business districts in the neighborhoods are not seeing the same successes. The decline in population and the decline in wealth in many neighborhoods is keeping much of the city in a prolonged economic downturn.

Michigan Radio and the Detroit Journalism Cooperative have been concentrating on one neighborhood on the far east side of Detroit. This video looks at the challenges, successes, and hope of MorningSide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTHX3iuSrf8