More than 500,000 copies of the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News were distributed for free at more than 18,000 retail locations throughout Michigan on Monday, the Detroit Media Partnership announced in a press release.

The editions showcase the newspapers' new looks, which include reader-friendly condensed news formats, more local news and information in "at-a-glance formats," the release, posted by Fox Business, stated. The newspapers' Web sites attract a weekly audience of 2.1 million people combined. The Detroit media partnership is also the advertising sales agent for several Detroit publications.