Jill Abramson news stories on Newser

Abramson Named as NYT 's First Female Editor

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:17:18 CDT

Jill Abramson will become the New York Times ' first female executive editor in 160 years, succeeding Bill Keller, who is leaving the post to write full-time for the paper. Abramson, a former investigative reporter and Washington bureau chief, has served as managing editor since 2003. Born and raised in...

NYT Helpfully Explains Blogs

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:11:00 CDT

Yes, it is the year 2010, despite the fact that if you read yesterday’s New York Times you may have thought it was 1998. In the Public Editor column—where, Adrian Chen notes on Gawker , “ Times overlords answer questions from normal idiot readers”—managing editor Jill Abramson took a moment...

Puppy Madness Strikes Times Newsroom

M. Morris — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:24:54 CDT

Somewhat unexpectedly, the New York Times has a new feature called "The Puppy Diaries," which today's debut installment describes as being "about the challenges and satisfactions of raising a puppy through its first year of life." Even less expected: The author is managing editor for news Jill Abramson. Not surprising:...

Times Honcho on the Mend After Truck Accident

M. Morris — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:36:26 CDT

The New York Times managing editor for news headed home yesterday after three weeks in the hospital recovering from injuries suffered when she was hit by a truck. Jill Abramson, who has a broken femur and fractured hip, tells the New York Observer that she still must undergo “an intensive...