Leading Executives in Newspaper Publishing
Meredith Kopit Levien
President & Chief Executive Officer, The New York Times Company
Meredith led the Times’ shift to a subscriber-first, multi-product strategy (News, Games, Cooking, Audio) and has served as CEO since September 2020, overseeing record digital growth.
A.G. Sulzberger
Chairman & Publisher, The New York Times Company
Publisher of The New York Times since January 1, 2018 and chairman of The New York Times Company since 2021, he’s steered the brand’s digital transformation and articulated its press-freedom mission.
Will (William) Lewis
Publisher & Chief Executive Officer, The Washington Post
Former Dow Jones CEO, he became publisher and CEO on January 2, 2024, and is driving a high-profile reinvention of the Post amid major newsroom and strategy changes.
Robert Thomson
Chief Executive Officer, News Corp
A veteran editor-turned-exec, Thomson has led News Corp since 2013 and in June 2025 had his CEO contract extended through June 2030, underscoring investor confidence in his dealmaking and licensing strategy.
Almar Latour
Chief Executive Officer & Publisher, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones (publisher of The Wall Street Journal)
WSJ publisher and Dow Jones CEO, Latour has expanded membership businesses and launched the WSJ Leadership Institute in 2025 to deepen executive engagement.
Mike Reed
Chief Executive Officer, Gannett (USA TODAY Network)
Reed leads America’s largest newspaper group through continued digital transition and portfolio optimization across the USA TODAY Network.
Kevin D. Mowbray
President & Chief Executive Officer, Lee Enterprises
A 30+ year Lee veteran, Mowbray became CEO in 2016 and sits on the News/Media Alliance and American Press Institute boards, championing local news sustainability.
Steven R. Swartz
President & Chief Executive Officer, Hearst
CEO since 2013, Swartz has diversified Hearst and continued investing in local news—most recently agreeing to acquire DallasNews Corp., parent of The Dallas Morning News, in July 2025.
Jeffrey M. Johnson
Senior Vice President, Hearst & President, Hearst Newspapers, Hearst Newspapers
Former San Francisco Chronicle publisher, Johnson has led Hearst Newspapers since 2018 and now oversees integration of the Dallas Morning News into the group’s Texas footprint.
Anna Bateson
Chief Executive Officer, Guardian Media Group
Bateson, appointed CEO in September 2022, has grown reader revenue and in 2025 announced a strategic content partnership with OpenAI to expand global reach.
Jon Slade
Chief Executive Officer, Financial Times Group (Nikkei)
Longtime FT commercial leader Jon Slade was appointed CEO in March 2025, succeeding John Ridding to steer the next phase of digital growth.
Mathias Döpfner
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Axel Springer
Döpfner has led Springer's transatlantic push (Politico, Insider) and 2024–2025 restructuring separating media and classifieds, with a stated AI-first strategy for journalism.
Rebekah Brooks
Chief Executive Officer, News UK (publisher of The Times, Sunday Times, The Sun)
CEO since 2015, Brooks has overseen growth in digital subscriptions at The Times and expansion into audio (TalkTV, Virgin Radio UK) across News UK.
Piers North
Chief Executive Officer, Reach plc (publisher of the Mirror, Express, regional titles)
Named CEO on March 31, 2025, North—a former CRO and digital strategist—now leads the UK’s largest commercial news publisher.
Linda Pizzuti Henry
Chief Executive Officer, Boston Globe Media Partners
The Globe’s first woman CEO (since 2020), Henry has accelerated digital growth and expanded the portfolio by acquiring Boston Magazine in January 2025.
Chris Argentieri
President & Chief Operating Officer, Los Angeles Times (California Times)
As President & COO, Argentieri oversees business operations during a turbulent turnaround—while owner Patrick Soon‑Shiong has announced plans to take the paper public within a year.
Frank A. Blethen
Publisher, Chief Executive Officer & Board Chair, The Seattle Times Company
A fourth‑generation publisher, Blethen has led the family-owned Seattle Times for four decades and announced plans to step down at the end of 2025.
Grant S. Moise
Chief Executive Officer (DallasNews Corp.) & Publisher (The Dallas Morning News), DallasNews Corporation / The Dallas Morning News
Moise is CEO of DallasNews and publisher of The Dallas Morning News; in July 2025 the company agreed to be acquired by Hearst to bolster its future.
Debby Krenek
Publisher & Chief Executive, Newsday Media Group, Newsday Media Group
A longtime Newsday leader, Krenek serves as publisher and has pushed aggressive digital innovation—while publicly defending press access in a 2025 Nassau County dispute.
Randy Siegel
Chief Executive Officer, Advance Local
A former Parade and Washington Post executive, Siegel led Advance Local’s unification and digital transformation across more than 25 U.S. markets.
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