‘Search is going off a cliff’: CNN, BBC and Economist chiefs on future of news
Mark Thompson, Deborah Turness and Zanny Minton Bedoes all spoke at the Sir Harry Summit.
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Mark Thompson interview: How New York Times defied ‘scepticism’ to build digital subscriptions powerhouse
Fake news. Failing. Discredited. Corrupt. An embarrassment to journalism. These are just a few of the words and phrases Donald…
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How the New York Times’ digital subscription drive has compensated for the collapse in advertising
At first glance, news that digital revenues have overtaken print for the first time in the New York Times’ history…
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The New York Times’ revenue increased in the first three months of the year as interest in coronavirus news sent…
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New York Times chief and ex-BBC boss warns of ‘crisis threatening to engulf British journalism’
New York Times chief executive Mark Thompson has warned UK newspapers are still too “print-centric” and face mass closures without…
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New York Times boss Mark Thompson: ‘When it comes to news, Facebook still doesn’t get it’
These are troubling days for journalism, says New York Times chief executive and former BBC director general Mark Thompson. Even the…
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New York Times chief Thompson says title set to make $500m from digital by ‘doubling down on seriousness’
New York Times chief executive Mark Thompson has warned that “legacy publishers” trying to build vast online audiences are making…
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Mark Thompson: ‘Diminution’ of BBC news offering a ‘very big risk to take – and bad for the British public’
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson has said cuts to the corporation's news offering would be "bad for the British…
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