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Starting lineup for the 2024 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix

See the full qualifying results and starting lineup for the Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain.

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CNN revamps morning, replaces hosts

The cable news outlet will move its flagship morning show from New York to its Atlanta headquarters

Salon

CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’

Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives

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Lucy Wray to leave Saracens this summer in significant change for the Premiership champions.

Former Burnley FC chief operating officer Mark Thompson will assume role

Evening Standard

How Many Signups Did Peacock Just Get? Will Rob Manfred Really End Up Playing Ball Again with Bally? Is ‘Better Call Saul’ Really Chopped Liver? And Does the ‘L.A. Times’ Have Anyone Left to Lay Off?

In our latest ‘Next Text’ we once again plunge headlong into digital disruption, never-ending beefs, ridiculous snubs … and the media machinations of unqualified men

Broadcasting & Cable

11 celebrities who attended the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, from Shaq to Rihanna

Some big names were there to watch the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

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11 awesome Sphere photos from F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix practice

The Sphere continues to be the coolest.

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The British are coming! US media sees influx of Britons in top roles

Will Lewis’s helming of the Washington Post comes after the Wall Street Journal and CNN hired other UK talent as top brass

The Guardian - US

Washington Post names veteran media executive Will Lewis as its new publisher and CEO

The Washington Post has named veteran media executive Will Lewis to serve as its new CEO and publisher

The Independent UK

CNN's new chief exec offers take on how network covers politics

CNN has been in the spotlight for its coverage of the Israel war with Hamas.

The Street

Formula One: Max Verstappen wins Japanese GP – as it happened

Verstappen bounces back after Singapore blip to lead start-to-finish in Suzuka, with McLaren’s Norris and Piastri taking second and third, and Red Bull collecting the constructors’ title

The Guardian - AU

CNN just made primetime ratings history (not in a good way)

The cable news network is not doing well among this very important and highly coveted audience.

The Street

Can Mark Thompson revive CNN’s struggling fortunes?

The former BBC and New York Times chief has been tasked with revitalizing a news network that seems to have lost its way

The Guardian - US

Local journalism: why a tiny news operation could inspire a different approach and is attracting big name support

It started as a one-person operation, funded by personal savings and based in a bedroom, with a mission to provide a new format for local news in Manchester, and now The Mill is attracting £350,000 of funding from some big names in journalism including the former BBC director general Sir…

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Anne McElvoy: CNN is beset by a sea of trouble – ex-BBC chief ‘Thomo’ is perfect to take the helm

Mark Thompson is an edifying British export to the US cousins, whoever wins the TV wars

The Guardian - US

I once was skeptical about Mark Thompson. But he’s a good bet for CNN

As New York Times public editor, I worried about his time running the BBC

Fortune

New CNN CEO Mark Thompson once rescued the New York Times from the end of newspapers. Can he do the same with CNN as cable TV dies?

After a tumultuous past few years, CNN has tapped Thompson's proven ability to turn around news organizations.

Broadcasting & Cable

Why Mark Thompson's CNN Transformation Needs To Start With CNN.com, Not CNN Max (Wolk)

In 1980, Ted Turner wisely bet that millions of news junkies wanted more than newspapers, radio and TV were providing. Today, CNN’s newly appointed CEO faces a very different challenge

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Mark Thompson Named Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide

Warner Bros. Discovery brings in former director-general of the BBC and former president and CEO of The New York Times Company to turnaround CNN

The Independent UK

CNN names Mark Thompson, former BBC and New York Times executive, as its new leader

CNN is bringing in former New York Times and BBC leader Mark Thompson in an attempt to turn around its fortunes

The Independent UK

CNN names former New York Times and BBC boss Mark Thompson as next chief executive

Mark Thompson led the BBC between 2004 and 2012 and The New York Times from 2012 until 2020

The Guardian - US

CNN names Mark Thompson, ex-BBC director general, new chief executive

Thompson, 66, top executive at New York Times between 2012 and 2020, tasked with reviving network’s sagging ratings

Multichannel News

Former BBC, ‘N.Y. Times’ Head Mark Thompson Named Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide

Replaces Chris Licht, whose tenure was short-lived

The Guardian - UK

Manchester Mill newsletter eyes expansion after £1.75m valuation

Startup considers cities including Leeds and Glasgow for new versions of its paywalled local media model

Evening Standard

Former BBC boss Mark Thompson reportedly lined up to run CNN

Veteran media boss also headed the New York Times and Channel 4 in long career

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