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Ken Auletta has been the "Annals of Communication" columnist for The New Yorker since 1992. He is the author of twelve previous books, including three national bestsellers. In ranking him as America's premier media critic, the Columbia Journalism Review concluded, "No other reporter has covered the new communications revolution as thoroughly as has Auletta."  He has written for various newspapers and magazines, and appeared regularly as a television interviewer and analyst. He started writing for The New Yorker in 1977.  He grew up in Coney Island and now lives in New York City with his wife.