Detroit Media Partnership

"The Detroit News and Free Press" redirects here. For the independent newspapers that jointly published The Detroit News and Free Press on weekends from 1989 to 2006, see The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press.
Detroit Media Partnership, L.P.
Michigan.com (2014–2025)
FormerlyDetroit Newspaper Agency (1989–2005)
Detroit Newspaper Partnership (2005–2007)
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedia
FoundedNovember 27, 1989 (1989-11-27)
DefunctDecember 28, 2025 (2025-12-28)
HeadquartersDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Key people
Timothy Gruber (president, CEO)
ProductsNewspapers
News websites
OwnerUSA Today Co. (95%)
MediaNews Group (5%)
Websitedetroitmedia.com

The Detroit Media Partnership was a joint venture which managed the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, the two primary daily newspapers in Detroit, Michigan, under a joint operating agreement from 1989 to 2025. It handled the production, advertising, circulation, and other business operations of both publications, though their newsrooms and editorial departments remained separate.

At the time of its dissolution in December 2025, the Detroit Media Partnership was primarily owned and managed by Gannett, owner of the Free Press, with Detroit News owner MediaNews Group owning a minority stake. Only a month after the dissolution, USA Today Co. announced that it would acquire The Detroit News outright.


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