'Michigan Matters' Outtake: Pick A Fight With The Media? Think Again

What do you do when you think the media has done you wrong?

Is it better to complain to the media outlet's chief, or let it go?

Those were among interesting topics vetted on "Michigan Matters" as Detroit Free Press Editor and Publisher Paul Anger,  Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and business woman Denise Ilitch appeared with host Carol Cain, to talk about it.

Anger, who retires Friday after 10 years in Detroit and nearly 50 in the journalism business, talked about the highlights of his time in Detroit.

Anger was proud of Reading Works, a community program he helped launch at the Free Press to end illiteracy in Detroit. He also mentioned stories the paper had done that put a spotlight on the changes and reinvention of Detroit and its auto industry.

Under Anger, the Free Press won four national Emmy Awards, two national Edward R. Murrow Awards, and two Pulitzer Prizes in 2009.

The Free Press also received 10 nominations in the 37th annual Michigan Emmy Awards, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Michigan chapter announced Wednesday.

The CBS 62/CW50 team also received 10 Emmy nominations. They included the work of Jim Madaus, Carol Cain, Paul Pytlowany, Greg Shattuck, Andrew Cotitsas, Sheri Kowalski and Tim Sargent.

Joyce Jenereaux, president of the Free Press and Michigan.com, will assume the Free Press publisher's role.

"Paul is simply a wonderful newspaper man," said Cain, who has worked with Anger and also writes a column about business and politics for the Free Press. She previously worked as a national editor and business editor at the paper.

"His love of journalism and standard for excellence, and making a difference in the community, are simply unparalleled," said Cain, senior producer and host of CBS 62's "Michigan Matters."