Reporting on investigative reporting

By Joel Thurtell

I’m not sure what category to put this in — investigative reporter investigates investigative reporter?

But I know powerful writing when I read it. Powerful writing propelled by hard-nosed detective work. That’s what Curt Guyette of MetroTimes turned in with his report on the report of the Detroit News’ Charlie LeDuff on a homeless man’s dead body found in one of Manuel “Matty’s Moroun’s Detroit warehouses.

Rather than try to wax eloquent, I’ll link you to Curt Guyette’s story.

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One Response to Reporting on investigative reporting

  1. West Michigan Runner says:

    Despite a ton of negative comments on the MetroTimes Web site, I thought Mr. Guyette’s piece was well done and much needed. From the minute I read about this story, I knew something was being left out. Now we find out LeDuff’s own brother was the one who made the call to LeDuff, if my understanding is correct.
    Obviously, that needed to be included in the oringinal story.

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