Flint. Daily. is a local news platform and Michigan Press Association member founded in 2025 that highlights the people, talents, neighborhoods, history, triumphs, and challenges that shape our community.
Flint. Daily. Contributors
Patrick Hayes is a Flint-based writer, dad, teacher, trailer park alum, and aging hooper who has written about the city since 2005. He founded Flint. Daily. in 2025.
Jenifer Veloso, a Flint- and Brasileira-based photojournalist, lives on the eastside and contributes photos, writing, and Spanish language translation to Flint. Daily.
Brandi Purtill is a community advocate, writer, and founder of People Powered Flint focused on civic engagement, accessibility, community history, and connecting residents with the issues that shape their neighborhoods.
Sarah Satkowiak is a Flint native and resident, a military veteran, trauma nurse, and hooper who contributes public health coverage to Flint. Daily.
Sarah Schuch is a Flint resident who has worked in journalism and communications in Flint since 2009. She contributes articles to Flint. Daily.
Brennan Sims is a Flint resident who aims to write stories that uplift the community. He's written about pro sports for several national publications.
Nathan Waters is a U.P. native and Kettering University graduate. After bouncing around Metro Detroit for work, he and his partner now reside in Flint.
Contact
To submit story ideas, inquire about advertising, provide feedback, or add items to our Community Calendar (include event date and time, location, contact info, and other pertinent information) to team@flintdaily.news.
A.I. Statement
The only A.I. we support hooped in Philly. No stories, photos, or content on Flint. Daily. will ever be made using artificial intelligence.
Retired Mastheads
Newspapers are historically stodgy. We like to change things up. Each year, our masthead changes with a new design from our site’s art director, Oliver Hayes. See previous mastheads and their descriptions below.
2025-26: A bright interpretation of Flint’s iconic weather ball and skyline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your coverage area?
Anything within the Flint city limits. We loosely define that, though. For example, in our high school sports coverage, we only cover schools that reside within the city (Flint Southwestern, Powers Catholic, International Academy of Flint, New Standard Academy, and Michigan School for the Deaf). However, as anyone who follows local sports knows, many suburban school districts have students who reside in the city of Flint. So, essentially, we are flexible. As long as there’s a Flint angle or connection in a story, we will usually cover it.
Are you biased?
I mean … aren’t we all? Our biases at Flint. Daily. are simple: we are consistently on the side of transparency, honesty, and ethical behavior. And if you are a government or public official who operates in ways that are contrary to those values, we feel no obligation to platform or protect you. We believe every voice in our community is important, particularly marginalized people who are often ignored in media, in political discussions, and where other critical decisions that impact our lives are made. We believe in fairness, we are willing to listen in good faith to anyone, but we absolutely do not believe we have any responsibility to engage with or platform bad faith arguments, trolling, people who are abusive, or people who wish to do harm to vulnerable neighbors in our community.
How do you handle corrections?
The nice thing about an online publication is that it is easy to fix typos. However, journalistically, we also believe there is a responsibility to let readers know when information in a story has been updated or changed. For our purposes, if the mistake is minor (think: a misspelled word, or incorrect punctuation mark), we just fix it. If the mistake is something bigger that changes context or meaning of a story when it’s corrected, we acknowledge that with an editor’s note in the story. There’s an example of what that looks like at the end of this story. If you notice a mistake in one of our stories, please email team@flintdaily.news.
How often do you publish?
In order to live up to the name of the publication, our goal is to publish something about Flint … well … daily. We don’t always hit that goal, but we do like to give people a reason to check the site regularly, so we post as often as we can. Our weekly newsletter is published and sent out to recipients who have signed up on Tuesdays.
Can I write for you?
We value new contributors and new voices for Flint. Daily. We currently are open to pitches, but we are extremely selective. Not because we don’t want you to write for us, but because our budget is miniscule at the moment (tell any rich benefactors who love community news to consider donating!). Please feel free to pitch your ideas, but we do ask for patience as we continue to grow our revenue streams. We will be honest and transparent in our communications about what our capacity is to offer payment at the time of your pitch.
We also do accept op-eds on Flint-related topics. If you’d be interested in writing one, send your idea to team@flintdaily.news.
If you launched in 2025, how come there are older stories from years ago on your site?
Many of us have written for numerous publications in Flint in our careers. Most standard freelance agreements allow writers to retain rights to their work within a certain timeframe after it is initially published by the publication. An unfortunate trend in the digital media era is that, sometimes, website and content disappears when news organizations restructure or stop publishing. So, in order to preserve some of our past work, we have added it to the Flint. Daily. archives. In each instance, there is a line at the bottom of those stories to note where it was originally published. Here is an example.