Detroit Media Partnership CEO David Hunke has declared that the company is "committed" to publishing two dailies in Detroit, never considering shutting down The Detroit Daily News amidst its current financial situation, according to Editor and Publisher.

The partnership has announced radical changes to the content and distribution of Detroit's two dailies, the News and The Detroit Free Press, foregoing home delivery except for Thursday, Friday and Sunday editions, and printing a one-section newspaper for single-copy sales the rest of the week.

The main criticism of the industry is that it does "little, incremental changes," Hunke said, and the changes will ensure the papers' survival.

The Detroit Media Partnership runs the "business, production and distribution operations of both papers." The change received support from the papers' publisher, Gannett.

Detroit citizens are "fiercely loyal" to their papers, Hunke said during a press conference Tuesday, and shutting down one of the papers was not an option.

Detroit papers are better off embracing digital delivery, Hunke said, which is the future of newspapers.

Source: Editor and Publisher