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
I've pretty much stopped using a laptop because I'm not line-editing a lot of things anymore.
I've taught a college journalism course at two universities where my students taught me more than I did them about how political news is consumed.
The times I didn't get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited - really crestfallen.
With the fragmentation of television audiences and the advent of cable and on-demand services, the prestige of being an anchor is not what it was in the days of Walter Cronkite.
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.
Her spirits seemed remarkably good, given the circumstances,
I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle.
Budget cuts are a sad reality in most newsrooms, and I am concerned that they reduce the collective muscle of journalists who are doing the expensive, and often dangerous, work of on-the-ground reporting.
I have heard Obama officials say more than once, 'You will have blood on your hands if you publish this story.'
I don't keep up with Twitter all day long.
Secrets don't stay secrets very long, even when journalists decide to censor themselves.
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.
I'm a huge dog nut - giant, giant.
Although I believe the Web has greatly increased the distribution of quality news, I do worry about those who don't have Internet access.