Why Jill Abramson was fired
May 15, 2014 10:55
At the annual City University Journalism School dinner, on Monday, Dean Baquet, the managing editor of the New York Times, was seated with Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., the paper's publisher.
At the time, I did not give a moment's thought to why Jill Abramson, the paper's executive editor, was not at their table.
Then, at 2:36 pm on Wednesday, an announcement from the Times hit my e-mail, saying that Baquet would replace Abramson, less than three years after she was appointed the first woman in the top job. Baquet will be the first African-American to lead theTimes. More of that here.
At the time, I did not give a moment's thought to why Jill Abramson, the paper's executive editor, was not at their table.
Then, at 2:36 pm on Wednesday, an announcement from the Times hit my e-mail, saying that Baquet would replace Abramson, less than three years after she was appointed the first woman in the top job. Baquet will be the first African-American to lead theTimes. More of that here.
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