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24 Days
How Two Wall Street Journal Reporters Uncovered the Lies That Destroyed Faith in Corporate America
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Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind's '24 Days' chronicles the Wall Street Journal reporters' investigation that exposed Enron's deceptive accounting practices and corporate malfeasance.
The book details how reporters followed financial anomalies, used balance sheets and income statements to identify red flags, and navigated sources to reveal the extent of the company’s fraud.
It examines the interplay of corporate hubris, auditor failures, and regulatory gaps that allowed Enron's deception to persist.
The narrative highlights the journalistic process, showing how meticulous financial reporting can have broad public consequences.
'24 Days' is both a page-turning investigative story and a sobering look at systemic failures in corporate governance and oversight.
The book details how reporters followed financial anomalies, used balance sheets and income statements to identify red flags, and navigated sources to reveal the extent of the company’s fraud.
It examines the interplay of corporate hubris, auditor failures, and regulatory gaps that allowed Enron's deception to persist.
The narrative highlights the journalistic process, showing how meticulous financial reporting can have broad public consequences.
'24 Days' is both a page-turning investigative story and a sobering look at systemic failures in corporate governance and oversight.
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