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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2002

An Indian reporter for The New York Times has Los Angelenos in a tizzy for his upfront stories about some of the city's oddities.

Charlie LeDuff only recently moved to California. But he's already been denounced by the editorial pages of a few L.A. publications who don't like his take on the mayor, celebrity criminals and the rain.

"I'm just calling 'em like I seem 'em," the 36-year-old Detroit native told Reuters. "You know you're a world-class city when people make fun of you. You think New Yorkers get bent out of shape when people call them loudmouths?"

Get the Story:
Noo Yawk Reporter Leduff Tawk of Da Town in L.A. (Reuters 12/5)

Related Story:
An Interview with Charlie LeDuff (JournalismJobs.Com March 2001)