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
A general truth is to have a good sense of humor. Roll with the punches of life's ups and downs. Laughing at yourself always helps.
In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.
We human beings are a lot more resilient than we often realize. Resilient and perseverant,
What's next for me? I don't know. So I'm in exactly the same boat as many of you.
I do see myself as someone who has a lot of story ideas.
You can verify that in news meetings I sometimes say, 'This is skewed too far to the left,' or 'The mix of stories seems overweeningly appealing to a reader with a certain set of sensibilities, and it shouldn't.'