Mark Thompson's tenure at CNN has been quietly fascinating. Two years in, the British-born CEO remains something of an enigmarespected by staff, scrutinized by outsiders, and, by all accounts, remarkably calm in the eye of the storm. CNN, like all legacy media, faces a rapidly shifting landscape: cord-cutting, social platforms siphoning attention, AI reshaping journalism, and the relentless competition for viewers' trust.
It's the wild west at the moment, the biggest issue is the sheer volume of requests [to access a website], which is causing strain on their systems. It costs money and causes disruption to genuine users.