https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-08-29/cnn-mark-thompson-new-york-times-bbc
Former New York Times and BBC exec Mark
Thompson set to lead CNN
Los Angeles Times, by Stephen Battaglio
Posted By: Dreadnought, 8/30/2023 12:42:52 AM
Mark Thompson, a veteran news executive who held top jobs at the BBC and the New York Times, will be the new head of CNN with a mandate to accelerate the cable news channel’s march into the digital media future. The Warner Bros. Discovery unit is expected to announce Thompson’s hiring as soon as Wednesday, according to people familiar with the plans who were not authorized to comment publicly. CNN has been run by news executives Amy Entelis, Virginia Moseley and Eric Sherling and Chief Operating Officer David Leavy since the June 7 firing of Chairman Chris Licht. Thompson’s hiring is a signal that WBD is looking to transform CNN,