Categories: OLD Media Moves

Lee named ME of Crain’s Detroit Business

Associated Press assistant business editor Philana Patterson sent out the following announcement:

Michael A. Lee will be leaving The Associated Press to return to Crain’s Detroit Business as managing editor. His last day will be Monday, September 21.

Mike had recently taken on the role of team leader for the Business Breaking News desk. Over several years as our lead morning assignment editor, Mike proved himself a critical first-responder on breaking news and routinely found opportunities to elevate coverage. He’s also taken a large role helping with retail, consumer and health news having previously managed those teams.

Mike came to the AP in 2007 from Crain’s Detroit Business, where he was deputy managing editor and general manager of its website.

Mike is unflappable in the face of challenges, generous and kind. I’m sure everyone will miss Mike as much as I will.

We’ll provide details on how we plan to fill Mike’s shoes as soon as possible.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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