Tag Archives: Mark Thompson

Boston Globe On The Block (Take One In The Local Dailies)

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

The hardreading staff usually restricts itself to the print editions of the local dailies, but we just couldn’t wait till morning for the bakeoff over the New York Times Co. plan to sell the Boston Globe. So . . . … Continue reading →

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NYT Convicts BBC Host Jimmy Savile Of ‘Serial Child Molesting’

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

From Tuesday’s New York Times Business section: Clouds Lifting Over Murdoch, He’s Out to Buy Again News Corporation is starting to look like its old self again. The media conglomerate, which had been on its heels for more than a year … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Company Town (X Marks The Thompson Spot)

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

Friday’s New York Times featured what might be the first chime in the death knell of newly minted New York Times Company CEO Mark Thompson. Letter Raises Questions About When BBC Ex-Chief Learned of Abuse Cases A legal letter sent on behalf … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald Dogs Times On Jimmy Savile Row; Globe Just Dodges)

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

The Boston Herald has been on the BBC/Jimmy Savile scandal like Brown on Williamson, and today’s edition extends the drumbeat. Despite gaffe, Times’ Sulzberger gives Thompson vote of confidence New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr., who has been acting as interim … Continue reading →

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The BBC’s Russian Nesting Duels

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

The BBC is in a dither over its coverage of one of the Beeb’s own. Primer via the New York Times: Sexual Abuse Scandal Turns the Tables on BBC LONDON — The story seemed perfect for the British Broadcasting Corporation’s hard-hitting … Continue reading →

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Fun Facts To Know & Tell (BostonGlobe.com Edition)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Wondering how BostonGlobe.com is doing on the revenue-generating front? Here’s a hint from the Globe’s piece (subscription required, of course) about outgoing BBC chief Mark Thompson becoming chief executive of the New York Times Co. Paid subscribers to the Globe’s e-reader … Continue reading →

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