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Meredith Kopit Levien
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american media executive”. Today it says “american media executive who is the chief executive officer of the new york times company”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Meredith Kopit Levien (born 1970/1971) is an American media executive who is the chief executive officer of The New York Times Company . " 'Unstoppable innovator': The meteoric rise of Meredith Kopit Levien, the next New York Times CEO" . At 49, Levien is the youngest person to reach the paper's CEO job, and her rise at the Times has been astonishingly swift.
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american media executive
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american media executive who is the chief executive officer of the new york times company
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