#MediaMonday – Jeremy Allen

Happy #MediaMonday! This feature comes from our Public Relations Global Network partner agency in Detroit, Franco. The agency recently caught up with Jeremy Allen, executive editor of The Michigan Chronicle , in their Meet The Media blog series.

Read a preview below to learn more about Jeremy and read the full blog post here!

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? 

We place a huge focus on issues that impact Black residents in SE Michigan and things that interest Black residents, from politics to sports to education and entertainment and development. We also put a big focus on human interest stories and things that might otherwise go undocumented by other major media outlets in the city. 

What elements or characteristics do you look for in a story? 

Uniqueness, human interest, impact on community, characters/people involved. All of these elements are important. 

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? 

Professionally, for over 15 years. But I knew I’d be a journalist when I was 4 years old. My dad told me I had to stop being the first to open his newspaper. (I loved reading the sports section then.) I started a school newsletter when I was in fourth grade. I did the same in middle school. I was the editor of my high school newspaper and I wrote for my college newspaper for three years. I got my first professional journalism job a year or so out of college. I’ve left the industry to do athletic media relations, public relations, and marketing, but I always find my way back to my first love. 

Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am… 

golfing or spending time with my family.