Ever since the credit crisis began, the gossip factor of the WSJ articles chronicling it has been rising steadily. From the inner workings of Vikram Pandit's twisted mind to Timothy Geithner's private pain, the WSJ is there to dramatize every moment. Just one example of many: today's article about the automotive restructuring, Detroit's Fate Sealed in West Wing.
In this riveting piece, master storytellers Monica Landley and Neal E. Boudette take us from the hallowed halls of Washington to a dingy Northwest terminal in Detroit. Opening in a "windowless, ornate room", the tale is pure suspense from beginning to end. A selection from later in the piece:
Late in the afternoon, the two executives hurried to the airport and boarded a Northwest flight bound for Detroit. It was a far cry from the days when they flew the corporate jets GM operated out of its own small terminal at the Detroit airport.
They settled into the last row in first class, Mr. Henderson taking the window and Mr. Wagoner the aisle. As the Airbus 319 lifted off, Mr. Henderson occupied himself with the day's newspaper, Mr. Wagoner with reports. The two men said little to each other throughout the one-hour-and-36-minute flight.
Oooooh. You can really feel the tension. And the line harkening back to the days of corporate jets and private terminals? Sentimental gold. I can hardly wait for the next installment!
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