The appointment of British editors like Will Lewis at the Washington Post and Mark Thompson at CNN raises questions about their impact on reviving struggling U.S. mainstream media.
In a relatively short period, the crisis in American news media has brought about an unanticipated outcome: the invasion of executive news suites by British editors, who, according to analysts, bring a "killer instinct" to news gathering and significantly lower the diversity quotient in news leadership.
British players are making significant inroads into the U.S. media industry, most notably with the appointment of Will Lewis as publisher and CEO of the Washington Post and his latest restructuring plan that includes hiring Fleet Street-bred editor Robert Winnett as executive editor following the election.
These most recent U.K. natives join an increasing number of other recent arrivals, including Mark Thompson, the CEO of CNN, Emma Tucker, the editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, John Mi...