As an independent entrepreneur, I have always worked on Saturdays. I begin work by tackling a pile of business mail. On top is my cellophane-wrapped issue of Guardian Weekly.
First, I browse through to gain an overview of the topics that moved the world that week. I then read the most compelling articles, as well as the entertaining Notes & Queries.
On Sunday, I read the rest and solve the Sudoku and Quick crossword. During the week, my edition of Guardian Weekly can be found on the conference table at my company, an international communication agency with roots in Germany and Britain.
This is particularly important in times where facts can be “alternative” and populist ideas are finding an ever-increasing audience. At our agency, we support companies from the chemical and life science industries in their communication tasks. On behalf of our customers, we often have to battle against statements that are simple to comprehend but completely untrue. Quality journalism – as practised in Guardian Weekly – is the key to a more broad-based understanding of the challenges of our time and to finding better solutions than the oh-so-simple ones.
Today, the secret of success is to form a community of readers sharing the same values. I feel at home among such an intelligent and cosmopolitan group of people.
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