Blowing the Whistle on Boeing
In 2019, after a series of fatal crashes involving Boeing’s 737 MAX model, planes were grounded around the world. Accusations of mismanagement, of a terminal decline in standards at factories, and of cover-ups have come in the wake of lawsuits and government investigations which continue today. A conversation between Dominic Gates, who won a Pulitzer for breaking the Boeing story, and Gerry Wagschal, Emmy-winning producer of a documentary on the topic.
Dominic Gates
Dominic Gates has been the Seattle Times aerospace reporter since 2003. Over the years, Gates has broken numerous news stories on Boeing and the broader aviation industry, focused in particular on the company leadership’s strained relations with its employees in the Puget Sound region where Boeing was founded.
Gerry Wagschal
Gerald (Gerry) Wagschal is a former Senior Investigative Producer for the Investigative Unit at ABC News in New York. He produced investigative reports for the ABC News programs Good Morning America, World News Tonight with David Muir, Nightline and 20/20.
Harlo Holmes
Harlo Holmes is the Director of Digital Security at Freedom of the Press Foundation. She strives to help individual journalists in various media organisations become confident and effective in securing their communications within their newsrooms, with their sources, and with the public at large.
- 15 November 2024 09.35–10.35 GMT
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Location: Frobisher Auditorium 1, The Barbican
This event will be recorded