shoe-leather reporting en · NOUN
Etymology
From shoe-leather + reporting.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of shoe leather reporting
alt of shoe leather reporting
There is still a need for old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting.
1989 July 14, Editor & Publisher, volume 122, page 35:[n]ever be a replacement for shoe-leather reporting, and don’t forget that.
2007, John Irby, Reporting that Matters: Public Affairs Coverage, Pearson Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, page 106:The project, which won an investigative award from the Associated Press Sports Editors, demonstrates the importance of onlin research and data analysis to complement shoe-leather reporting.
2008, Melvin Mencher, Melvin Mencher's news reporting and writing, McGraw Hill Education, →ISBN, page 81:So, while Fallon did the shoe-leather reporting, I dug into the numbers
2004, Uplink: The Forum for Computer-assisted Reporting, volume 16, number 1, page 14: