Ken Auletta, author and columnist known for the “Annals of Communications” column in The New Yorker, gives a talk based on his 1997 book, The Highwaymen: Warriors of the Information Superhighway. Auletta probes the modern communications industry and its rapidly changing landscape, referencing communication moguls like Rupert Murdoch. He dissects the explosion of new technology, pointing out that in 1980, just seven years prior to this lecture, people in America did not have personal laptops or internet in their homes. Auletta goes on to explain that in the Information Age, television network, computer, telephone, and cable companies are run by “the highwaymen,” or CEOs like Ted Turner and Bill Gates, who are all trying to carve out their corner of the market. He also addresses the concerns facing publishers and universities as expanding technologies edge out the demand for printed media and in person teaching. The lecture is followed by audience questions.