Is it because an unquenchable thirst for journalism was never sated for former BBC director general Mark Thompson, now chief executive of the New York Times? It seems editors on the paper are wondering about his frequent appearances on the newsroom floor and some would like to see a bit less of him. The paper, has after all, got an editor. The Guardian's Hugh Muir reports that New York magazine claims Thompson isn't one for limits and boundaries. "I could be the editor of the New York Times. I have that background," is how he is quoted. Perhaps he might like to make an appearance in London to answer MPs' questions over BBC payoffs before he gets too carried away with his role across the Atlantic.
