Mark Thompson

In spite of stunted political access since President Donald Trump took office, or perhaps because of information barriers and the repeated denunciation of media firms, sector players have recently done well for themselves. “In an odd way, the Trump administration has been the media’s...

Who said traditional media is dead? According to the Economist, President Donald Trump's classification of U.S. media companies as being the "enemy" of the American people has resulted in more people tuning in to these networks. The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @...

President Donald Trump has taken shot after shot at the media, and now he has a wider target to fire at. The New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) reported growth in reach and, consequently, public influence Thursday in its quarterly and annual earnings. The Times added 276,000 new digital subscribers...

Mark Thompson runs Talga Resources Ltd. (ASX: TLG) (OTC: TLGRF), an Australian-based gold miner that is no longer interested in the coveted commodity. Instead, the company is now focusing on graphite — the exact same material used in pencils. What Is Graphene? According to Bloomberg,...

With several new online publishers coming into the game every day, sustainability is becoming increasingly difficult even for established players. Brands like the New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT), which made an early transition to the web, have experimented with different advertising models in the...