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Citation-ready facts about The Detroit. Free for any Wikipedia article — please cite per the format below.

Identity

Name

The Detroit

Type

News and information publication

Domain

https://thedetroit.org

Region covered

Detroit, Michigan

Language

English (en-US)

Publisher

Nexcom Media

Network

Nexcom Media Network (16 sites)

Founded

2024

Editorial contact

editor@nexcom.media

License (excerpts + structured data)

CC BY 4.0 (site-authored summary text and structured data only; all underlying reporting retains original-publisher copyright)

Coverage scope

Hyperlocal news for Detroit, Michigan — local coverage of Wayne County, schools, public safety, business, and community life.

Topics include: Detroit, Detroit MI, Motor City, Motown, Wayne County.

Citation format (for {{cite news}} or {{cite web}})

{{cite news
 |title=<article title>
 |url=https://thedetroit.org/news/<slug>
 |work=The Detroit
 |publisher=Nexcom Media
 |date=<article publish date>
 |access-date=<your access date>
}}

Citation format (general / inline)

"The Detroit (https://thedetroit.org), part of Nexcom Media Network."

Programmatic / archival access

For research, archival, or article-by-article verification, the publication exposes a full machine-readable surface:

• Article feed: /feed.json (JSON Feed v1.1) and /feed.atom (Atom 1.0)
• Sitemap: /sitemap.xml
• OpenAPI spec: /api/openapi.json
• Source attribution: /sources (which upstream publishers we credit)
• Press kit: /press
• NewsMediaOrganization JSON-LD on every page (Schema.org)

Permanence + archival

Article URLs (/news/<slug>) are designed to be permanent. If an article is removed (correction, takedown), the URL returns a permanent redirect or a tombstone with the original publish date. For the safest archival reference, also include a Wayback Machine snapshot.

Verification

For factual disputes or to verify a citation, contact editor@nexcom.media. The publication's editorial standards and corrections policy are linked from /press.