Bill Keller
Bill Keller
Bill Kelleris an American journalist. He is a writer for The New York Times, where he was executive editor from July 2003 until September 2011. He announced on June 2, 2011, that he would step down from the position to become a full-time writer. Jill Abramson replaced him as executive editor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth18 January 1949
CountryUnited States of America
thinking crowds fabulous
I think Twitter is a fabulous tool. Crowd-sourcing by Twitter is useful in getting early warnings.
want internet pundits
Anyone with an Internet service provider can be a pundit or whatever they want.
children would-be journalism
Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can't pick one favorite.
country religious rights
I do care if religious doctrine becomes an excuse to exclude my fellow citizens from the rights and protections our country promises.
thinking media credit
I may be the old-media id, but I think I may be entitled to some credit for being a new-media pioneer.
mean movement ends
Liberation movements - prizing ends over means - are not always particular about their friends or scrupulous about their transactions.
discipline movement deviation
Liberation movements - operating surreptitiously and conspiratorially - thrive on discipline and suspicion, and punish deviation or dissent.
believe wikileaks principles
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has on several occasions talked about transparency as an absolute principle. I don't personally believe that.
jobs powerful past
It's a considerable source of tragedy in the world that people stay in powerful jobs long past the point where they're a spent force.
capricorns
I'm a Capricorn, actually.
thinking media social
I think there's a misconception that I'm opposed to social media.
way internet curmudgeon
I make a joke that I'm the Internet curmudgeon, but 'wary' is a good way to put it.
writing editors satisfaction
Being an editor has been a source of great satisfaction, but writing is the thing I truly love.
believe thinking foxes
I don't think anyone at Fox believes they are producing even-handed, impartial coverage.