He has his work cut out at the network, which is suffering from falling ratings and profits, but he turned around the fortunes of the US newspaper in nearly a decade at the helm.
Mark Thompson, the former boss of the BBC and New York Times, has been appointed the new chief executive of CNN.
Mr Thompson, 66, succeeds Chris Licht, who stepped down in June after a turbulent year at the helm of the US news channel.
David Zaslav, CEO of CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros Discovery, said in a statement on Wednesday: “Mark is a true innovator who has transformed for the digital age two of the world’s most respected news organisations.”
Warner will task Mr Thompson, the new chair and CEO of CNN Worldwide, with reviving a network battling falling ratings and profits.
