‘Telemarketers’ unpacks systemic scamming, CNN gets a new CEO

The Business

‘Telemarketers’ unpacks systemic scamming, CNN gets a new CEO

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Published on Sep 1, 2023, 1:00:00 PM
Total time: 00:28:32

Episode Description

First, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav hires former New York Times executive Mark Thompson to head CNN. Will Thompson turn the struggling network around?

Then, directors Sam Lipman-Stern and Adam Lough talk with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about their HBO documentary, Telemarketers and share how their work helped investigate fraudulent charitable organizations. They also discuss how the Safdie brothers came on board to executive produce the series, and how HBO came to be at the helm.

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