Author

Ken Auletta

Ken Auletta is a writer and media critic. He has been the “Annals of Communication” columnist for The New Yorker since 1992. He is the author of a dozen books, including his most recent, "Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (And Everything Else)," published by Penguin Random House in June 2018.

The End of the Ad World as We Knew It

The End of the Ad World as We Knew It

While covering the media business for The New Yorker for more than 25 years, Ken Auletta has profiled many of the most important leaders of the Information Age and reported…

Excerpt From Remarks

Before you can discuss what might be done [with newspapers] you have to look at the business proposition that you’re dealing with…. The people who own these journalistic institutions, by…