About Metromode
Metro Detroit community news
Metromode covers the people, organizations, and ideas moving Metro Detroit forward. From small businesses to big projects, we cover the work happening on the ground to drive meaningful change. This is Metro Detroit community news you won’t read anywhere else.
We are committed to solutions journalism that reflects lived experience, builds understanding, and strengthens connection. Our community news uncovers how people, governments, and organizations are responding to real challenges — practical solutions, local leadership, entrepreneurs, and community organizations working to improve quality of life and expand opportunity.
Informed, engaged communities depend on open access to local information. All of our content is free and accessible, with no paywall.
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Our Team
Genevieve Fox, Managing Editor
Genevieve Fox is an award-winning journalist from Detroit. Since graduating from Michigan State University, she has built a solid background in environmental reporting and previous experience in radio broadcasting and photography at Great Lakes Echo and WKAR. When not working, she loves spending time outdoors and reading a good book. More by Genevieve Fox.
Contributors: Patrick Dunn, Melinda Clynes, Sarah Spohn, Amber Ogden, Estelle Slootmaker, Shandra Martinez, Blake Woodruff, Monique Bedford, Layla McMurtrie, Leslie Cieplechowicz, Ellen Piligian, and Sarah Williams.
Photography: David Lewinski, Nick Hagen, Doug Coombe, Steve Koss
About Issue Media Group
Vital journalism moving communities forward
Metromode is part of the Issue Media Group family of publications.
Issue Media Group (IMG) is a national network of locally focused publications advancing community transformation through solutions-oriented journalism.
Across our markets, we report on the people, organizations, and practical responses addressing real challenges — sharing insights that communities can learn from and build on.
As the parent company of this publication, IMG provides the editorial framework, infrastructure, and cross-market collaboration that strengthen local impact.
Founded in 2005 in Detroit, IMG partners with mission-aligned organizations across the public, private, nonprofit, and grassroots sectors through an underwriting model of publishing. Our journalists engage directly with residents and stakeholders through ongoing listening sessions, ensuring that our reporting is community-informed, trust-building, and grounded in lived experience.
IMG’s journalism has been recognized and supported by national media and civic organizations, including the Knight Foundation, Solutions Journalism Network, Columbia Journalism Review, INC Magazine, Ground Source, and the Society for Professional Journalists.
