* Elrick (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)is on vacation, yet seems to be playing close attention to the show as his fellow Pulitzer Prizer winner & Detroit Free Press Senior News Director Jim Schaefer (Twitter) fills his seat. Shawn Windsor (Twitter) is also on “vacation”, but managed to make it in to discuss the state of journalism. Marc Fellhauer (Twitter)never gets vacations.* THE STRAIGHT DOPE: Jim Schaefer joins us to try and explain what is happening with the state of journalism. A lack of money is a main issue.* The subscription paywall is a point of contention for some readers seemingly because no one knows how the selection process is made.* Jim feels that there is a blurring between journalist reporting news and columnists espousing their opinions.* Is the Dr. Robert Anderson/University of Michigan scandal protested by a “blue wall” in the media? Shouldn’t this big a bigger story nation wide?* The fill-ins call ML to find out what is so important that he couldn’t make the show today.* GEEK OF THE WEEK: Marc names the Randolph Township Board of Education in New Jersey the geek of the week for flip flopping all over the place for fear of upsetting anyone only to end up right where they started.* ROOM 7609: Shawn infuriates ML by selecting a great song by a popular band.* HARD OUT: Need a new ride? Roy O’Brien has been putting metro Detroiters on wheels for 74 years. Before you shop anywhere else, get on the right track to 9 Mile and Mack and check out their super groovy showroom. Find our more at www.royobrien.net.* Stop looking so terrible and go get a haircut from Lady Janes. Visit Lady Janes website, find the nearest location and book your appointment today.* Don’t lose your mind trying to make sense of the financial markets. Let Luke Nowacki of Pinnacle help you make the right decisions that will help keep you on firm financial footing. Contact Luke at www.pinnaclewealthstrategies.com and be sure to tell him you heard about him on the Soul of Detroit! * If you need a mortgage or want to refinance your new digs or save on high-interest debt, contact Hall Financial at https://davidhallmortgage.com/soul or 248-308-5000 and let them know ML told you to call! * You — YES, YOU — can sponsor the show by hitting the DONATE button at www.mlsoulofdetroit.com. NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL (or too large)!* Please subscribe to and share the podcast — your endorsement is very powerful! * We always appreciate your feedback at mlsoulofdetroit@gmail or 313-Butterfield8-9070 (aka 313-288-9070). If you leave a message, you could hear your voice on the air!