Mark Thompson

Journalists - and Greek ones in particular - love to talk. A lot. But it is important that we learn to listen as well, as has been discovered - often in a brutal manner - by media all around the world.

In a discussion with Kathimerini's executive editor Alexis Papachelas on the third day of this year's Athens Democracy Forum on Friday, the president and CEO of The New York Times, Mark Thompson, explored the challenges posed by failing public trust in politicians and the media.

The president and CEO of The New York Times, Mark Thompson, and Kathimerini Executive Editor Alexis Papachelas talked about the crisis in political discourse and the legitimacy challenges of the political system.

"The fate of journalism and the fate of democracy are bound up in each other," says the president and CEO of The New York Times, Mark Thompson, who is in the Greek capital for the Athens Democracy Forum, running through Sunday.

One of the most popular worldwide shows, which has seen by more than 54 million people in 14 different languages, "Mamma Mia!," Judy Craymer's ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs with an enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolding on a Greek island paradise, will return to Istanbul on Sept. 29 at the Zorlu Performing Arts Center.