Quick appreciation thread for @thompsoncarolk of the @LSJNews, whose work uncovering partisan news outlets cropping up across Michigan drew national attention to the issue, including in today& #39;s episode of @nytimes& #39; The Daily with @mikiebarb https://nyti.ms/34DGj9C ">https://nyti.ms/34DGj9C&q...

This issue flew under the radar until a year ago when @thompsoncarolk& #39;s curiosity about a new Lansing website portraying itself as local led her to discover similar sites -- and their partisan leanings -- in news markets across Michigan. https://bit.ly/2HI8cVy ">https://bit.ly/2HI8cVy&q...

A recent @nytimes investigation by @daveyalba & @jacknicas uncovered a pay-to-play aspect underlying a network of partisan news sites: https://nyti.ms/3mJpP6r ">https://nyti.ms/3mJpP6r&q...

They note in the podcast that it was the @LSJNews article that brought this up nationally.

If you haven& #39;t followed @thompsoncarolk yet, do. She& #39;s an excellent reporter and it& #39;s both a relief to have her on guard in my community and a delight to have her as a capitol press corps colleague. Thanks to all of these reporters for bringing this issue to light.