The Search Party
Google squares off with its Capitol Hill critics.
The New Yorker, January 14, 2008

Promises, Promises 
What might The Wall Street Journal become if Rupert Murdoch owned it?
The New Yorker,
July 2, 2007

Critical Mass
Everyone listens to Walter Mossberg.
The New Yorker, May 14, 2007

The Fixer
Why New Yorkers call Howard Rubenstein when they've got a problem.
The New Yorker, February 12 , 2007

Mad As Hell
Lou Dobbs's populist crusade.
The New Yorker, December 4 , 2006

Hollywood Ending
Can a wiretap scandal bring down L.A.'s scariest lawyer?
The New Yorker, July 24, 2006

The Raid
How Carl Icahn came up short.
The New Yorker, March 20, 2006

The Inheritance
Can Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., save the Times—and himself?
The New Yorker, December 19, 2005

Fault Line
Can the Los Angeles Times survive its owners?
The New Yorker, October 10, 2005

The Dawn Patrol
The curious rise of morning television, and the future of network news.
The New Yorker, August 8, 2005

Sign-Off
The Long and Complicated Career of Dan Rather
The New Yorker, March 7, 2005

The New Pi tch
Do ads still work?
The New Yorker, March 28, 2005

Kerry's Brain
Bob Shrum is one of the biggest names in the campaign business—but is he prepared to take on Bush?
The New Yorker, September 20, 2004

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Ken Appears on Charlie Rose
On January 23rd, Ken went on the Charlie Rose show to discuss Google and emerging technology. Watch the show online here.

Auletta's Panel on the Impact of the Web on the Presidential Campaign
On November 29th, Ken moderated a discussion about the impact of the Internet on the Presidential race at a breakfast sponsored by the Newhouse School and The New Yorker. His guests were Arianna Huffington, of Huffingtonpost.com, Mark McKinnon, media advisor to John McCain and former media advisor to George W. Bush, and Peter Daou, the Internet Director of Hillary Clinton's campaign.

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Jeff Zucker Talks to Ken
On October 39th, Ken interviewed Jeff Zucker, the president and C.E.O. of NBC Universal, at a breakfast sponsored by the Newhouse School and The New Yorker.

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Auletta Interviews Les Moonves
On June 12th, Ken interviewed the C.E.O. of the CBS Corporation at a breakfast sponsored by the Newhouse School and The New Yorker. Here is their conversation. (Right-click to download.)

Mediabistro Interviews Ken Auletta
On January 16th, mediabistro interviewed Ken for their "So What Do You Do?" series. Read the interview.

Auletta Interviews Sir Martin Sorrell
On December 7th, 2006 Ken interviewed Sir Martin Sorrell, the Chairman and C.E.O. of the WPP, the world's largest advertising and marketing corporation, at a breakfast sponsored by the Newhouse School and The New Yorker. Here is their conversation. (Right-click to download.)

Auletta Interviews Marissa Mayer and Nathan Myhrvold
On October 13th, Ken interviewed Marissa Mayer, Product Manager of Google, and Nathan Myhrvold, former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft and co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, at a breakfast sponsored by the Newhouse School and The New Yorker. Here, in tshree parts, is their conversation. (Right-click to download.)

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Auletta Interviews Terry Semel
On May 11th, Ken interviewed Terry Semel, the chairman and C.E.O. of Yahoo!, at a breakfast sponsored by the Newhouse School and The New Yorker. Newyorker.com has posted a video of their conversation.

Anyone's Game
On February 7th, Ken Auletta hosted a panel with NBA commissioner David Stern, Sports Illustrated managing editor Terry McDonnell, and ESPN president George Bodenheimer at a breakfast sponsored by the Newhouse School and The New Yorker. Here, in three parts, is their conversation. (Requires Flash Player.)

Ken Talks with The New Yorker
Ken Auletta and Ben Greenman talk about Ken's report on the New York Times. Read the interview.

Auletta Appears on The Daily Show
On Thursday, December 8, Jon Stewart talked to Ken Auletta about his upcoming New Yorker article about the New York Times. Watch the interview.

Ken Talks with Dick Parsons
On November 3rd, Ken Auletta interviewed Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons at a breakfast sponsored by the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University and The New Yorker. Here, in three parts, is their conversation. (Requires Flash Player.)

Auletta speaks at Notre Dame
"Who Does a Journalist Work For?" On September 8, 2005, Ken Auletta delivered this Lecture at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana. Read the speech.

Ken Talks with David Chase
On May 25th, Auletta interviewed the writer-director David Chase, creator of HBO's The Sopranos. Here, in three parts, is that conversation. (Requires Flash Player.)

Auletta a "Role Model for Journalists"
CBS Marketwatch's Jon Friedman writes about Ken Auletta as part of a series on prominent U.S. media writers. Read the article.

Ken Interviews Roger Ailes
On March 31, 2005, Ken spoke with Roger Ailes, President and CEO of Fox News. Here, in three parts, is that conversation. (Requires Flash Player.)

Ken talks to Poynter Leadership Academy
In October, Ken was interviewed by Jim Naughton at the Poynter Institute at their 2004 Leadership Academy. Here are pictures and audio from the conversation.

The Three Anchors
On October 2, 2004, Ken Auletta moderated a panel discussion with Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, and Dan Rather in the Celeste Bartos Forum of The New York Public Library. The conversation was part of the sixth annual New Yorker Festival. Here is a recording of that conversation. (Requires Flash Player.)

Ken talks to Jon Stewart
On October 15, 2004, Jon Stewart, comedian and host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show spoke with New Yorker writer Ken Auletta about the upcoming elections, the state of television journalism, and America (The Book). Here is an edited recording of their conversation. (Requires Flash Player.)

PRSA interviews Ken
John Elsasser, the editor of The Public Relations Society of America's newsletter, The Strategist, interviewed Ken about the press and public relations. Read the interview.

Ken's Interview with Mel Karmazin
On Tuesday, June 1, Mel Karmazin resigned as Viacom's President and Chief Operating Officer. On April 27, he spoke with New Yorker writer Ken Auletta. Here, in three parts, is their conversation. (Requires Flash Player.)

CRJ talks to Ken
The Columbia Journalism Review's Bryan Keefer asks Ken about the political media and its coverage of the 2004 Presidential campaign. Read the interview.

Ken appears on CSPAN2's In Depth
On February 1, In Depth aired a three-hour interview with Ken about the state of the media. Watch with Real Audio.

Diane Rehm interviews Ken
Ken Auletta appeared on NPR's Diane Rehm show on January 23rd, to discuss his latest book, "Backstory." Listen with Real Audio.

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May 2002: Ken's Ted Turner profile wins National Magazine Award
"Ken Auletta does more than elicit fresh insights from friend, foe and subject alike. By cutting through the clutter of legend with meticulous reporting and research, he also creates the definitive portrait of a maverick media genius at a personal turning point." Read the award-winning profile.

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Media Man
Ted Turner's Improbable Empire

One of the Best Business Books of 2004.
- Business Week

The Best Media Book of the Year.
- Jon Friedman of CBS Marketwatch

"An intriguing study of an entrepreneurial outsider who became a mainstream media mogul."
-The Financial Times, September 29, 2004

" Ken Auletta puts the most human of faces on Turner yet. The picture is of a tycoon who has lost his power -- and maybe even his way -- since being pushed off his pedestal in 2000."
- Business Week, October 4, 2004

"Media Man glides breezily through Turner's eventful life, plucking out vivid details and amusing anecdotes to build a nuanced and engaging portrait of an immensely complicated man."
-The Washington Post, October 10, 2004

"Auletta is deft at capturing the other sides to Turner--for example, his genuine concern for the planet, and how a Warner Bros. cartoon movie called The Iron Giant brought him to tears."
-Fortune Magazine, October 18, 2004

Backstory
Inside the Business of News

"Ken Auletta is the James Bond of the media world..... The result: stories that give readers an intimate feel for the drama within the institutions that set the national news agenda."
- Business Week, January 12, 2004

"Who guards the gatekeepers of the wayward press? These days it's Auletta of The New Yorker.... Our modern Liebling has prime access, a fine ear and smooth narrative clarity, especially about business strategy. He unravels mysteries large and small."
-The Washington Post's Book World, January 25, 2004

"Backstory... confirms his place as dean of U.S. media critics."
- U.S.News & World Report, March 15, 2004

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