Jill Abramson | |
|---|---|
 Abramson in 2012 | |
| Born | Jill Ellen Abramson March 19, 1954 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
| Notable credit(s) | The New York Times (1997–2014) The Wall Street Journal (1988–1997) The American Lawyer (1977–1986) Time (1973–1976) |
| Spouse |
Henry Little Griggs III
(m. 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
| Executive editor of The New York Times | |
| In office September 2011 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Keller |
| Succeeded by | Dean Baquet |
Jill Ellen Abramson (born March 19, 1954)[1] is an American author, journalist, and academic. She is 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.[2] 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 deputy bureau chief.[3]
In March 2016, she was hired as a political columnist for Guardian US.[4] In 2019, she received widespread criticism from journalists after her book Merchants Of Truth was found to contain plagiarized passages and numerous factual errors.[5][6]
In 2012, she was ranked number five on the Forbes list of most powerful women.[7][8] She was also named as one of the 500 most powerful people in the world by Foreign Policy.[9]
- ^ "Abramson, Jill". Current Biography Yearbook 2011. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2011. pp. 4–8. ISBN 9780824211219.
- ^ Preston, Peter (June 6, 2011). "Jill Abramson's achievement is historic but Times can't stay stuck in past". The Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Jill Abramson". New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ "Guardian US appoints Jill Abramson as political columnist". Guardian. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Jill Abramson is accused of plagiarism in the latest scandal surrounding her book release". Vox. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Trump seizes on ex-NYT editor Jill Abramson's criticism of paper". The Hill. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Forbes most powerful women". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012.
- ^ Eglash, Ruth (August 28, 2012). "Jewish women who rule! (according to Forbes)". Jpost. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ^ "The FP Power Map: The 500 most powerful people on the planet". Foreign Policy. May–June 2013. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.