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Ken Auletta: “My task is to understand them”
Season 2 · Episode 10

Ken Auletta: “My task is to understand them”

Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman

February 13, 202035m 53s

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Show Notes

BusinessWeek once called him “the James Bond of the media world.” The Columbia Journalism Review declared “No other reporter has covered the news communication business as thoroughly.” And the truth is, there’s a lot about the world that we wouldn’t understand if it wasn’t for journalist Ken Auletta—from his profiles of powerful people to his keen instincts for industry reporting. But how did working in politics lead him to journalism? Why does he think the press can be such a motivator for good? And what’s his trick for landing so many high-profile interviews? Tune in as Bob and Ken discuss.

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