CNN CEO Mark Thompson thinks 'messing' with network would be a mistake

As CNN Worldwide prepares to fall under new ownership, CEO Mark Thompson is reportedly making the case that the network's ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

As Paramount merger looms, CNN boss Mark Thompson is warning against “messing with” the network

Thompson, MacCallum, and CNN’s chief financial officer, Adam Cohn, effectively made the case for their leadership in a presentation to Paramount executives in the spring, according to two people ...

CNN CEO Tells Paramount He Won't Share Network Oversight Amid Bari Weiss Speculation | Report

Amid Bari Weiss' tumultuous tenure overseeing CBS News, anxieties are high at another cable institution that could soon come under her purview. Tensions are high at CNN ahead of Paramount's $111 ...
Yahoo

CNN boss Mark Thompson told Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper and 100 other journalists not to ‘express outrage’ during Trump inauguration: report

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CNN boss Mark Thompson told more than 100 journalists and top on-air talent including Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper that they ...
New York Post

CNN boss to roll out digital subscriptions as network struggles: ‘Entire industry going through a revolution’

CNN boss Mark Thompson said he plans to roll out a slew of long-awaited digital subscription services to offset viewership declines at the struggling cable news outlet — but he continued to be vague ...

CNN Staff Wary of Bari Weiss Oversight in Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

Mark Thompson, CNN's editor-in-chief, reportedly told Paramount officials he would not share oversight of CNN with another ...
AOL

CNN boss Mark Thompson insists he's ‘really committed’ to network amid looming ownership changes

CNN CEO Mark Thompson insisted on Wednesday that he's committed to the network despite a looming ownership change that has employees concerned for their future. Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner ...
New York Post

CNN boss Mark Thompson floated for return to scandal-tarred BBC as WBD sale looms: report

Could CNN boss Mark Thompson be headed back to London to save the BBC? The Status newsletter reported on Tuesday that Thompson’s name has been bandied about in media circles as a possible candidate to ...
Mediaite

EXCLUSIVE: One-on-One With Mark Thompson — The Man Hired to Save CNN

Since taking the helm of CNN two years ago, Sir Mark Thompson—both a British Knight and American citizen—has been something of an enigma to both media observers and even many inside the network itself ...