John Gallagher (journalist) explained

John T. Gallagher (born 1949)[1] is an American retired business journalist and author. He lives in Detroit, Michigan, and worked at the Detroit Free Press newspaper for more than 30 years.[2] [3]

Biography

John Gallagher was born in New York City.[4] His first role was at the City News Bureau of Chicago, a cooperative news agency where he was able to learn about journalism while on the job.[5] Gallagher joined the Democrat and Chronicle daily newspaper in Rochester, New York in 1978. This was followed by a role at The Post-Standard newspaper in Syracuse, New York.

Gallagher joined the Detroit Free Press newspaper in 1987, where he remained until 2019.[6] Gallagher documented Detroit's history for more than three decades, including the history of the auto industry.[7] He participated in the Detroit newspaper strike in 1995, as one of the members of the Newspaper Guild labor union.[8] In 2017, he was inducted into the Michigan Journalist Hall of Fame, awarded by Michigan State University School of Journalism. After leaving his role at the Detroit Free Press in December 2019, Gallagher wrote an open letter to the people of Detroit. He wrote a 2022 article in Metromode about the history of discriminatory mortgage lending practices.

His book Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City (2010) posits ways for the shrinking city to improve. Gallagher's bookYamasaki in Detroit: A Search for Serenity (2015), is a biography of architect Minoru Yamasaki who designed multiple buildings in Detroit.[9] Rust Belt Reporter: A Memoir (2024), is an autobiographical memoir in which Gallagher highlighted his hopeful ideas about Detroit's urban recovery, in light of the city's economic collapse and in an era which traditional newspaper publishing and journalism is in decline.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gallagher, John, 1949– . LC Name Authority File (LCNAF) . The Library of Congress.
  2. Web site: Jahnke . Krista . 2024-04-02 . New book edition traces 30 years of Kresge’s work in Detroit . 2024-09-29 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Roush . Chris . 2019-12-12 . Free Press biz reporter Gallagher is departing . 2024-09-29 . Talking Biz News . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2016 . 2016 Michigan Notable Book Author Biographies . Library of Michigan.
  5. Web site: Mitchell . Bill . 2024-09-10 . Despite declines in his city and business, a reporter finds hope at the end of the line . 2024-09-29 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: John Gallagher . Detroit Regional Chamber.
  7. Web site: April 13, 2021 . Episode 6: Detroit's Re-emergence of Entrepreneurship and What we can learn from it with John Gallagher . Tri-Star Trust.
  8. Web site: John Gallagher . Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.
  9. Mills . Ruth E. . 2016 . Yamasaki in Detroit: A Search for Serenity by John Gallagher (review) . Michigan Historical Review . 42 . 2 . 108–109 . 2327-9672.
  10. Danielsen . Karen A. . Lang . Robert E. . 2014-01-02 . Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City; and Sunburnt Cities: The Great Recession, Depopulation, and Urban Planning in the Sunbelt . The AAG Review of Books . en . 2 . 1 . 30–33 . 10.1080/2325548X.2014.894423 . 2325-548X. free .
  11. News: August 12, 2021 . Video: John Gallagher on an Englishman who helped revive Detroit's entrepreneurial spirit . Deadline Detroit.
  12. Web site: September 21, 2021 . A Reinvention at Age 60 . Gracefully Greying . en-US.

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