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The ''Detroit Metro Times'' is an alternative weekly located Ferndale, Michigan. It is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area. == History and content == Supported entirely by advertising, it is distributed free of charge every Wednesday in newsstands in businesses and libraries around the city and suburbs. Compared to the two dailies, the ''Detroit Free Press'' and the ''Detroit News'', the ''Metro Times'' has a liberal orientation. Average circulation for the ''Metro Times'' is 50,000 weekly. Average readership is just over 700,000 weekly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Metro Times )〕 Its columnists include Larry Gabriel and journalism professor Jack Lessenberry. Its annual "Best of Detroit" survey awards local businesses. The categories include "Public Square" (city life); "Spend the Night" (nightlife and bars); "Nutritional Value" (restaurants and food); and "Real Deal" (retail and other stores).〔"Best of Detroit" http://metrotimes.com/bod/2012〕 Syndicated alternative comics run by the ''Metro Times'' have in the past included ''Perry Bible Fellowship'', ''This Modern World'', ''Eric Monster Millikin'' and ''Red Meat''. The ''Metro Times'' also prints Dan Savage's ''Savage Love'' sex advice column (which replaced Isadora Alman's ''Ask Isadora'' sex advice column) and Cal Garrison's ''Horoscopes'' (which replaced Rob Brezsny's ''Free Will Astrology''). Starting with the January 19–25 issue, the ''Metro Times'' had its own exclusive crossword, crafted by Brooklyn-based cruciverbalist Ben Tausig, who appears in the documentary ''Wordplay''. The crossword was cut in May 2008, to save space. The ''Metro Times'' consistently wins awards from the Michigan Press Association, the Detroit Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Media Awards, and the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Altweekly Awards. In December 2012, Metro Times Editor W. Kim Heron announced his departure. Heron had previously been the paper's managing editor. In March 2013, after three months during which Michael Jackman was interim editor, the publisher named Bryan Gottlieb as Editor-in-Chief.〔http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/metro-times-announces-new-editor-in-chief/Article?oid=6956484〕 In April 2014, Valerie Vande Panne, former editor of ''High Times,'' was named editor-in-chief.〔http://motorcitymuckraker.com/blog/2014/04/22/former-high-times-editor-takes-helm-of-revamped-metro-times-in-detroit/〕 In May 2014, the ''Metro Times'' merged with ''Real Detroit Weekly,'' which had been a Detroit-area alternative weekly paper since 1999.〔http://blogs.metrotimes.com/news-blawg/detroit-metro-times-announces-merger-real-detroit-weekly/〕 The ''Metro Times'' was an official sponsor of the now-defunct Detroit Festival of the Arts and had one of the stages named after it. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metro Times」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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