Michael Jackman of the Metro Times posts critical observations about coverage of Detroit's competitive restaurant scene:
What's the problem with reporting on Detroit's fascinating, ever-evolving dining scene? Foremost, it's the competition between several different websites all pining to be first to say that a hotly anticipated restaurant is open.
Take the latest, which has Eater Detroit declaring that Selden Standard is opening Friday, based on a rumor from Joe Hakim of Hungry Dudes. Truth of the matter? Untrue, according to our sources.
It's part of a larger problem with Tweet-it-right-now "reporting" in the Detroit dining scene. It has gotten to the point where online readers get endless photos of empty interiors before a restaurant opens, and jump-the-gun rumors reported as fact.
