We’re hard-pressed to think of any recent enterprise reporting that’s more impressive than Memphis Flyer reporter Chris Davis’s coverage of Memphis Light, Gas & Water’s troubled investment in Networx.
In a prize-worthy series of stories, Mr. Davis has built the story brick by brick in a way that pays tribute to the role that the alternative press can play in a city like ours, where the daily newspaper continues to decimate its reporting staff and seems intent on jettisoning the institutional memory of the old-timers.
That he has been given free rein to spend the time to mine the records and connect the dots speaks volumes on the quality of editorial direction at the weekly and should inspire our daily to do more.
But back to Networx, since Mr.
As his coverage points out, there are many questions remaining to be answered if the public is to have any confidence about the recommendations for the sale of MLGW’s stake in the troubled company.
We’re also hoping that he will also ask if anybody at MLGW has thought about the utility turning its share over to City of