Mark Thompson has been called a 'true innovator' who pushed two of the world's most respected news organisations into the digital age. Bloomberg / Getty Images
Mark Thompson has been called a 'true innovator' who pushed two of the world's most respected news organisations into the digital age. Bloomberg / Getty Images

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CNN names former BBC and New York Times executive Mark Thompson as its new leader

New chairman and chief executive replaces Chris Licht, who was fired in June, and a four-person team that ran the network in the interim

Associated Press

August 30, 2023