The New York Times Co. on Wednesday named Meredith Kopit Levien, the news organization’s chief operating officer, as its next president and chief executive, making her the youngest person ever to lead its executive ranks. She will succeed Mark Thompson, the executive who oversaw a transformation from print to digital, in September.
CNN and The New York Times will jointly host the next Democratic presidential debate in mid-October, the outlets announced Friday. The debate will be held at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, on Oct. 15 and feature 11 candidates who have already been announced as meeting the qualifications for the debate stage.
The New York Times Co. is exploring a sale of its New England Media Group, which includes The Boston Globe. The newspaper publisher is working with Evercore Partners Inc. as an adviser and manager for the sales process.
The New York Times Co. reached an agreement to sell the About Group — which includes About.com — to IAC/InterActiveCorp for $300 million in cash.
