Ken Auletta

He's an interesting character,

He's an interesting character,

We have to find a language to communicate with the folks who sign our checks to help them understand that read more

We have to find a language to communicate with the folks who sign our checks to help them understand that they will not be able to build a valuable journalistic brand without good journalism, which is expensive. This creates a chasm between us that admittedly will be very hard to bridge ... Our job is not to give the public what they think they want because what they want changes or is wrong. Look at how it changed after 9/11. Before 9/11 the public was less interested, according to every survey, in Islam or international news. After 9/11, they asked, 'How come you didn't tell us more about Islam and what was going on?' What the public wants is more about Brad and Angelina.

I've never tried to be uber-sexy, ... I want to age gracefully. At 48 now, I've finally lost my baby read more

I've never tried to be uber-sexy, ... I want to age gracefully. At 48 now, I've finally lost my baby fat. I want to look nice and feel attractive. ... I grew my hair out and got it lightened for the simple reason that I'm pretty gray, and this means I don't have to go to the hairdresser as often.

The press was doing its job, and in doing its job, they saw this clash between what they were witnessing read more

The press was doing its job, and in doing its job, they saw this clash between what they were witnessing with their own eyes and what officials were telling them,

Sure we play rough, they said, but look what others do to us.

Sure we play rough, they said, but look what others do to us.