Jill Abramson
Jill Abramson
Jill Ellen Abramson is an American author and journalist best known as the former executive editor of The New York Times. Abramson held that position from September 2011 to May 2014. She was the first female executive editor in the paper's 160-year history. Abramson joined the New York Times in 1997, working as the Washington bureau chief and managing editor before being named as executive editor. She previously worked for The Wall Street Journal as an investigative reporter and a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEditor
Date of Birth19 March 1954
CountryUnited States of America
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I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle.
I've pretty much stopped using a laptop because I'm not line-editing a lot of things anymore.
I have heard Obama officials say more than once, 'You will have blood on your hands if you publish this story.'
Her spirits seemed remarkably good, given the circumstances. I think what is keeping her going is that she believes she is serving a purpose, and that is the need for a federal shield law.
I think about the question of perspective in reporting all the time, and since I spent 20 years of my career in Washington as both a reporter and an editor I'm keenly aware that a newspaper should not be dominated by stories in which the only voices and perspective come from those in power.
I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story.
I have to pay attention to work on the weekends and always have my iPhone with me, but I don't mind.
My advice on getting a raise is what everybody's advice is: to become a confident negotiator; but that is so hard. My admiration for women who are good at that is unbridled. Women in general have a harder time talking about money with their bosses.
We talked about this a lot during my half-hour visit with her. She is receiving a torrent of supporting mail, and the letters help sustain her as well. Times colleagues are begging to go, and there is a long waiting list.
In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.
I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasnt necessarily intending to read.
When we first started, we would message all the time, ... He would log on, and mostly we would just message back and forth at the beginning of the relationship. Now, we use the computer, phones, letters, airlines - everything.