A lot of the stories coming out about the malfeasance at We are coming from good old-fashioned investigative reporting: tracking down former and current employe

A lot of the stories coming out about the malfeasance at We are coming from good old-fashioned investigative reporting: tracking down former and current employees and interviewing them (on and off the record) about what's going on. This is the bread and butter of journalism. What's so unique about a tech company that it would be immune to standard journalistic practices? And is We even truly a tech company anyway?