Taking his Android phone out of his suit pocket, 62-year-old Mark Thompson noted the many news apps on his phone: The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian and more.
“I always say to people, if you’re serious about news, get multiple perspectives and different publishers,” he said. “I’m also interested in what my competitors have to say because that list of competitors, they’re all great news organizations and they do great journalism.”