Mediagazer: Q&A with the new CEO of NYT Meredith Levien on establishing the paper as a world-class digital product and technology company (Ken Doctor/Nieman Lab)

11:35 PM ET, July 27, 2020

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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:

Q&A with the new CEO of NYT Meredith Levien on establishing the paper as a world-class digital product and technology company — Meredith Kopit Levien knew early on that she'd like to head up a news publishing company. She just never expected she would end up as the CEO of The New York Times …

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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:

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Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:

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