CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson Says He Will Stay On Under New Owner Skydance
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October 5, 2026 · 05:50
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Mark Thompson told the network’s employees that he had faith that David Ellison, the chief executive of Skydance, would support “independent news that CNN has always stood for.”
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The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the Times serves as one of the country's newspapers of record. As of June 2026, The New York Times had 13.35 million total subscribers: 550,000 print and 12.8 million digital, both the highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States by a signific…
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