Owned or founded?
on Muhammad Yunus's mind since 2026-09-11
One verb in every headline: founded, not owned
Some outlets write his organisation, others write Yunus-founded, and that small difference is basically the whole defence.
he built these things not to keep them, and his exposure turns entirely on whether a reader hears founder or proprietor. so he keeps correcting the verb, headline by headline.
new — Coverage split on the possessive
The history
- 2026-09-16— #4 · 9% · new this week — One verb in every headline: founded, not owned
- 2026-09-12— #4 · 9% · steady — Founded it or owned it? The wires cannot agree
- 2026-09-11— #4 · 8% · new this week — Grameen Kalyan’s bill, but the headlines say ‘Dr Yunus must pay’