As newspapers began to scale back investigative reporting in 2009, she left the Wall Street Journal to start a new company with Glenn Simpson to do investigative work for private clients.
æz nˈuːzpeɪpɚz bɪɡˈæn tə skˈeɪl bˈæk ɪnvˌɛstᵻɡˈeɪɾɪv ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ʃiː lˈɛft ðə wˈɔːl stɹˈiːt dʒˈɜːnəl tə stˈɑːɹt ɐ nˈuː kˈʌmpəni wɪð ɡlˈɛn sˈɪmpsən tə dˈuː ɪnvˌɛstᵻɡˈeɪɾɪv wˈɜːk fɔːɹ pɹˈaɪvət klˈaɪənts.