Watch: Mark Thompson in conversation

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New York Times President and CEO Mark Thompson speaks to IPPR Director Tom Kibasi at the Oxford Media Convention.

The current crisis of media represents a once in a generation opportunity to transform UK communications in the public interest. Now is the time to develop a programme of radical and fundamental policy change to ensure that the UK media system can better serve citizens and build robust institutions to withstand the changing media landscape.

New York Times CEO Mark Thompson in conversation at Oxford Media Convention 2019

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