Motor City Muckraker shifts focus to education in 2016
Last year, Motor City Muckraker's Steve Neavling focused his attention on the struggles of the Detroit Fire Department to great effect. This year he's turning his attention to education in Detroit.
If you don’t already know who Steve Neavling is, it’s time to start following Motor City Muckraker, the investigative news site he runs with co-founder Abigail Shaw. Last year, Neavling dedicated himself to tracking the Detroit Fire Department’s struggles to deal with the city’s 3,000-plus fires. His reporting revealed a mismanaged and under-resourced department, eventually leading to the ouster of Fire Commissioner Edsel Jenkins and his deputy Craig Dougherty.
This year Neavling, who was a reporter for the Detroit Free Press before striking out to launch his own site focused on “independent news dedicated to improving Detroit,” is turning his attention to the issues of education and the mayor’s administration.
If Neavling’s reporting on the Detroit Fire Department in 2015 is any indication, you’ll want to keep an eye on what the Muckraker turns up in 2016.
Follow Neavling’s work at MotorCityMuckraker.com.
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