About

New Michigan Media (NMM) is the network of the region’s most prominent ethnic and minority media outlets, working together under the leadership of Dr. Hayg Oshagan, Executive Director of NMM.

The NMM network strives to enhance Michigan’s 140+ ethnic and minority media outlets,

NMM’s board is comprised of the publishers/editors of the five largest ethnic media in Michigan:

• The Arab American News (publisher Osama Siblani) is the leading Arabic and English language weekly serving the Arabic community, with a circulation of 36,000 and a readership of over 140,000;
• The Michigan Chronicle (publisher Hiram Jackson) is the leading weekly serving the African-American community, with a circulation 38,000 and a readership of over 125,000;
• The Latino Press (publisher Elias Gutierrez) is the leading Spanish language weekly, with a circulation of 24,000 and a readership of over 80,000;
• The Jewish News (publisher Arthur Horwitz) is the leading weekly serving the Jewish American community, with a circulation 32,000 and a readership of over 80,000; and
• The Michigan Korean Weekly (publisher Tack Yong Kim) is the only Korean language weekly serving the Asian community, with a circulation of 15,000 and a readership of over 35,000.
• Bangla Shangbad (publisher Iqbal Hussein) is the only newspaper serving the Bangladeshi community, with a circulation of 7,000 and a readership of over 20,000.

The circulation of this group is over 150,000, while its reach is well over 400,000. Each publisher is also a highly respected community leader, a trusted voice regionally and across the state, as well as internationally.

Beyond this group extends a vast network of 140+ ethnic newspapers, radio stations and media outlets that represent hundreds of thousands of readers, viewers and listeners in the state, and serve the ethnic and minority population of Michigan.

NMM is the connection between these outlets, and through conferences, workshops, events, directory and website, seeks to draw this important network of media together.

Oshagan and NMM have been generously supported by many foundations, including the The Michigan Nonprofit Association, The Ford Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The Knight Foundation, the Mccormick Foundation, the State of Michigan, The New Economy Initiative, and The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.