Ken Auletta

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.

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork,

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork,

I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, read more

I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, was certainly not cowed in covering the aftermath of Katrina.

Objectivity is a false god. We are human beings and we screw up or have flaws that are hidden from read more

Objectivity is a false god. We are human beings and we screw up or have flaws that are hidden from us. But fairness and balance are possible. Not stereotyping people we write about is possible. We can be skeptical without being cynical,

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.