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This week - WeWork, Carole Cadwalladr, Downton Abbey, and the shipping industry.
If you only read one thing - The New York Times on the Boeing 737 Max crashes is worth the time.
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What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max? | The New York Times | Business
A thoroughly researched and gripping story that explores the Boeing 737 Max crashes in minute detail and in so doing outlines some alarming practices in the aviation industry.
bit.ly/nyt-boeing
Britain’s Most Polarizing Journalist | The Atlantic | Society
Despite an unhelpfully bombastic headline and some jarring phrases (the phrases that jar will probably vary depending on who is reading), this profile of the scourge of Cambridge Analytica, Carole Cadwalladr, is undeniably interesting.
bit.ly/atlantic-cadwalladr
WeWTF, Part Deux | profgalloway.com | Business
A no-holds barred look at the business model, culture and leadership of WeWork, which recently had to delay its IPO due to a plummeting valuation. For those with access, it's also well worth reading the Wall St Journal article it references.
bit.ly/galloway-wework
The ‘Downton Abbey’ Economy: How One Costume Drama Reinvented British TV | The Ringer | Entertainment
A look at the cottage industry that has spun up around Downton Abbey and more broadly around the Edwardian version of Britishness it evokes. The story expands its scope to an analysis of the show's significant impact on British television and its ability to generate global hits.
bit.ly/ringer-downton
Ship of horrors: life and death on the lawless high seas | The Guardian | Business
An investigation into shocking practices and a murky legal environment in some parts of the commercial shipping world.
bit.ly/guardian-seas
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