shoe-leather reporting

The collecting, writing, and reporting of news stories characterized by traveling to different places and meeting with different people in order to investigate and obtain all relevant facts. Sarah always spends weeks on her stories, making sure no stone is left unturned. It's real old-school, shoe-leather reporting. Look, kid, I know you'd rather be doing some shoe-leather reporting, but our business model is all about churning out as many stories as possible, as quickly as possible.