The Mark Thompson Era Begins

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Welcome back to In The Room, I’m Dylan Byers.

In tonight’s issue, a close look at CNN’s next leader, Mark Thompson, whom colleagues at both the Times and the BBC have described as a “philosopher C.E.O.” But will his unique skill set be enough to reverse the fortunes of the struggling network?

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Mark to Market

And so the Mark Thompson era officially begins at CNN…

DYLAN BYERS

In the summer of 2020, shortly before Mark Thompson stepped down as chief executive of The New York Times Co., he gave an interview to CNN from a charmingly spartan kitchen in western Maine and was asked to reflect on the resoundingly successful tenure during which he’d...

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