On The Media

Best Of Times, Worst of Times

November 17, 2006

These are dark days for the newspaper industry. Almost every week brings news of worse profits and more job cuts. But a handful of family-owned papers, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, have managed to insulate themselves from Wall Street’s pressure. Brooke speaks with New Yorker staff writer Ken Auletta about the battle between the market and the press.