The Detroit River Story Lab sponsors student internships and freelancing arrangements with community news organizations, such as Bridge Detroit, Planet Detroit, and Telegram Newspaper, to provide coverage of river-related stories and training opportunities for aspiring young journalists. The published articles below were all researched and written by U-M undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni.
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Is the Detroit River alive?
Margaret Fornes, Planet Detroit, August 27, 2026
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Detroit’s riverfront safety law increased inspections. Now comes a push for transparency.
Aliana Ritter, BridgeDetroit, August 17, 2026
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City denies land-use approval for east side oil recycling facility
Aliana Ritter, BridgeDetroit, July 18, 2026
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Detroit neighbors push back on east side oil facility reopening proposal
Aliana Ritter, BridgeDetroit, July 8, 2026
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Detroit’s Port Authority sustainability manager works to cut emissions, build trust with neighbors
Margaret Fornes, U-M Detroit, August 5, 2025
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A City Reconnects with the River: Sail Detroit 2025
Margaret Fornes, The Detroit River Beat, August 25, 2025
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Forging Detroit River connections in a boat shed with community storykeepers
Margaret Fornes, U-M Detroit, August 5, 2025
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Detroit’s ghost streams: Maps of hidden waterways combat city’s flooding problem
Rachel Wilson, Planet Detroit, July 15, 2025
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Meeting River People at the Youth Career Expo
Margaret Fornes, The Detroit River Beat, April 21, 2025
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Can Detroit students see themselves in their course work? District wants them to weigh in.
Esther Launstein, Chalkbeat Detroit, August 1, 2024
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How Black Journalists in Detroit and Canada Have Passed their Pens Along the River
Saarthak Johri and Courtney DuChene, Telegram Newspaper, June 27, 2024
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Why Friends of the Detroit River’s volunteers are key to its success
Brady McKillop, Planet Detroit, June 20, 2024
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