Former CNN chief to head multimedia

He will oversee multimedia projects including the reuters.com website and act as the main liaison between the news organisation and media business.

He will be based in New York and report to editor-in-chief David Schlesinger, who said: "Cramer's distinguished track record of driving innovations in news gathering will be key to building on our recognised multimedia ventures and century and a half of journalist excellence."

Cramer spent 20 years at the BBC prior to joining CNN. ■