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1、经济学人中文网TheNewYorkTimes《纽约时报》FromBBCtoNYT从BBC到NYTAnewbossforanoldpaper老报纸,新总裁Aug18th2012
2、fromtheprintedition注:马克•汤普生近照THENewYorkTimesCompany,anAmericannewspapergroup,hasahistoryofill-fatedacquisitions,suchasAbout.com,aloss-makingonlineinformationserviceitboughtin2005
3、andmaysoonoffload.OnAugust14ththecompanyappointedMarkThompson,thedepartingdirector-generaloftheBBC,aBritishpublicbroadcaster,asitsnewboss.WillMrThompsonbeanotheracquisitionthatthecompanywillregret?作为一家美国报纸集团,纽约时报公司的收购之路一直坎坷不平。它曾于2005年收购About.com(一家亏损的在线信息服务商),但可能很快就
4、要将这个包袱易手他人了。8月14日,该公司委派马克•汤普生(MarkThompson)为新任总裁。汤普生是英国公共广播公司BBC的总裁,但即将离任。“收购”汤普生是否将再次让纽约时报公司感到后悔?ArthurSulzberger,thepaper’shands-onpublisherandchairman,ishopingthatMrThompsoncanhelptorescuetheGreyLady,whichhasswoonedbecauseoffallingprintcirculationandadvertisingre
5、venues.JanetRobinson,chiefexecutivesince2004,abruptlyresignedlastDecember;shehadrisenupthroughtheranksoftheadvertisingdivision.《纽约时报》凡事亲力亲为的出版人兼董事长阿瑟•苏兹伯格(ArthurSulzberger)希望汤普生能够帮助拯救由于印刷版发行量下滑、广告收入降低而深陷泥潭的“灰色女士”【注1】。自2004年起担任《纽约时报》执行总裁的詹妮特•罗宾逊(JanetRobinson)于去年十二月突
6、然辞职;她在就任总裁之前曾在公司广告部工作,后来步步高升。Expertiseofthatsortispassé:newspaperscannolongerrelyonbigchequesfromadvertiserstosustainthem.MrThompson,thethinkinggoes,canhelptoboostrevenuesbyattractingamoreglobalaudienceandexperimentingwithnewplatforms.Underhisleadership,theBBClaunch
7、edinnovativetools,suchastheiPlayer,apopularonlinetelevisionandradioservice.广告这种专长已经落伍了:报纸公司现在已经无法依靠广告商的大额支票来养活自己了。经济学人中文网《纽约时报》认为汤普生能够吸引更多来自全球各地的读者并尝试新的平台,借此来帮助公司增加收入。BBC曾在他的领导下推出了创新业务,比如受人欢迎的在线电视广播服务iPlayer。ButMrThompsonisanoddchoicetoleadabig,strugglingprivatecomp
8、any.Oneanalystuncharitablycompareshisappointmenttohiringthebossofabigcharitytodoacorporateturnaround.MrThompsonhasspentmostofhiscareerinpublic-servicebroadcastingattheBBC,saveforafewyearsasbossofBritain’sChannel4television,acommercialbroadcaster.TheBBCisstate-backed
9、,andowesitssurvivaltoataxoneveryhouseholdinBritainwithatelevisionset.Thattaxbroughtin£3.6billion($5.8billion)lastyear.但选择汤普生来领导一家在泥潭中挣扎的大型