As Poynter and others reported, Mark Thompson is the new boss at CNN. Thompson is the former chief executive at The New York Times Company and the former director general of the BBC.
CNN dropped its previous boss, Chris Licht, a few months ago, in part because the network’s ratings have dropped in the past year.
Thompson has a good reputation in the industry. He’s scheduled to begin the new job early next month.
Shop Talk is a weekly panel discussion about journalism issues. The program features Dr. Will Buss, who teaches in the Department of Broadcasting and Journalism at Western Illinois University; Dr. Pamela Peters, who teaches in the Department of Broadcasting and Journalism at Western Illinois University; and TSPR News Director Rich Egger.
