Jumping In With Both Feet

The new director-general of the BBC isn’t wasting any time in putting his mark on the organization. In his first day on the job, Mark Thompson announced a sweeping overhaul of the way the UK’s leading broadcaster conducts its business. A new board will oversee the BBC’s news division, chaired by Thompson’s deputy. In fact, oversight boards seem to be the way of the (foreseeable) future at the corporation…