The phrase "closely reported" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to describe information or events that have been documented or recorded in a thorough and detailed manner. Example: The journalist closely reported on the corruption scandal, providing an in-depth analysis of the key players and their actions.
McDonald-Gibson's Cast Away is a closely reported, passionately argued, often deeply moving account of five refugees' journeys to Europe.
Automakers, whose sales Fed officials follow closely, reported today that cars and trucks sold at an annual rate of 16.1 million vehicles in May.
CBS's television unit, which is the company's largest and the one that investors focus on most closely, reported a 4 percent increase in revenue, to $1.82 billion.
But, as Stephen Witt shows with a kind of gonzo glee in his closely reported and brilliantly written book, it was not ordinary people who were doing most of the "ripping".
The result has been a paper filled with a handful of closely reported local news stories and a lot of wire stories for national and foreign news, which readers and former reporters say were not as abundant in the past.
To take just the current magazine for example, lengthy closely reported articles about expat Jewish Americans settling illegally on the West Bank and the rise of Swedish fascism rub up against vaguely cruel spreads about Elvis lookalikes and high-concept fashion shoots.
BBC Nations and Regions news and sports teams will be following the Home Nations' successes closely, reporting on the stories and athletes from their cities and towns.
The town supervisor, Peter McGowan, said the town was "monitoring very, very closely" reports of flights during those hours.
Donna Brothers, watching the horses closely, reports on NBC that Vyjack kicked the fence with his right hind leg while leaving the warming up.
A Mexican online publication, Sentido Común, which tracks his fortune closely, reports that his companies' value has grown so fast this year that he has now swept into first place with a fortune of $57 billion, just above Bill Gates of Microsoft.
Vietnam's tightly-controlled state media have covered the oil rig dispute closely and reported on the demonstrations.
