Rising From the Wreckage
2009 was the most dramatic period in Detroit's 100 years of making automobiles. The business that gave rise to the American middle class and brought prosperity to Michigan was on the verge of collapse.
As Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy and General Motors went into it, the Detroit Free Press decided to dig deeply to tell the story which resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs and in some way affected every resident of Michigan.
This 5-part video project is a companion to an 8-chapter written story chronicling the last 18 months in Michigan as the state struggled to cope with the tailspin brought about by the decline of the American auto industry.
The project takes an in-depth look at events that took place in courtrooms and in the political arena as well as their effects on individual Michigan residents.
CHANNEL: Detroit Free Press (freep.com)
Videography by Romain Blanquart and Brian Kaufman
Editing by Brian Kaufman
Additional Videography and Photography by William Archie, Alexandra Bahou, Patricia Beck, Romain Blanquart, Regina H. Boone, Andre Jackson, Brian Kaufman, Rashaun Rucker, Eric Seals, Marcin Szczepanski, Susan Tusa, Mandi Wright
Photo and video project editor: Kathy Kieliszewski
VIEW: http://freep.com/section/special04
SEE ALSO:
Chapter 1: “The Dream”
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid56328637001?bclid=58054088001&bctid=58281453001
Chapter 2: “The Crash”
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid56328637001?bclid=58054088001&bctid=58281461001
Chapter 3: “The Cleanup”
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid56328637001?bclid=58054088001&bctid=58269073001
Chapter 4: “The Fallout”
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid56328637001?bclid=58054088001&bctid=58281472001
Chapter 5: “The Future”
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid56328637001?bclid=58054088001&bctid=58269481001
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