Incoming New York Times CEO Already in Trouble
Mark Thompson — the New York Times’ new CEO — hasn’t officially started yet, but he’s already facing some heat for things that happened in his past. Thompson was the former head of the BBC during Jimmy Savile’s tenure. Savile, a celebrity who died last year, is now the target of allegations that he sexually abused hundreds of young girls.
During Thompson’s time at the BBC, an investigative piece on Savile for the program Newsnight was killed. Now, a committee is looking into who knew what, when.
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