Perhaps the biggest problem in journalism is the cult divide between journalists and corporate owners.
Ken AulettaObjective is the wrong word. Rather, it's fairness. Objectivity is a false God. Instead we should strive for fairness and transparency.
Ken AulettaIf the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley.
Ken AulettaThere are those who believe a liberal or a conservative bias permeates the media. I don't. The operative press bias is one that favors conflict, not ideology, and it is lashed by a market-driven bias to boost ratings or circulation with more wow stories, more sizzle.
Ken AulettaStanford University is so startlingly paradisial, so fragrant and sunny, it's as if you could eat from the trees and live happily forever.
Ken AulettaThe digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio.
Ken AulettaThe importance of humility. We need the humility to know that truth can be ephemeral, that this can be but one version of the truth.
Ken AulettaAn important reason Google is usually listed among the world's most trusted brands is that it conveys a sense that the user comes first.
Ken AulettaThere's a bias on hiring the best engineers wherever they come from. It does seem like a lot of the non-engineering execs come from Ivy League schools, as is true in much of corporate America and government.
Ken AulettaZuckerberg had the good sense to know both his own limitations and interests. He wanted an executive who would free him to do what he loved: code, and enhancing the Facebook platform.
Ken AulettaAlways point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor can crop you from the picture.
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