Jill Abramson replaced as New York Times executive editor
Abramson was the first woman the lead the 162-year-old newspaper. APThe New York Times Co replaced executive editor Jill Abramson in a surprising move after less than three years in the top job, effective immediately, naming managing editor Dean Baquet to succeed her.
Abramson\’s departure was announced on Wednesday by the newspaper’s publisher and chairman of its parent company, Arthur Sulzberger, and the paper\’s own report said: "The reasons for the switch were not immediately clear."
Abramson, the first woman to hold the newspaper\’s highest editorial position, and Baquet had both been in their current positions since September 2011.
Abramson, 60, was appointed in 2011.
“It is an honour to be asked to lead the only newsroom in the country that is actually better than it was a generation ago, one that approaches the world with wonder and ambition every day,\’\’ Baquet said in a statement released by the newspaper.
Baquet, 57, received a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1988, and will be the first African-American in the top editorial position. Sulzberger called Baquet the best qualified journalist to take on the job in the Times\’ newsroom.
Sulzberger told stunned staff members on Wednesday the appointment of Baquet "would improve some aspects of the management of the newsroom," according to his remarks obtained by Reuters news agency.
He did not elaborate on what those issues were but said they did not relate to the direction of the journalism or the paper\’s digital future.
"This is also not about any sort of disagreement between the newsroom and the business side over the critical principle of an independent newsroom," he said.
The New York Times recently reported net income of $1.8m, and said that both print and advertising sales had grown for the first time in several years.
Shares in the company fell more than 4.5%, ending the day at $15.06.
Also on Wednesday, Natalie Nougayrede, editor in chief of Le Monde, quit after a power struggle with senior staff.
In a letter, published on Le Monde\’s website, she wrote of "personal attacks" that impeded her plan to turn around the newspaper.
The company\’s print and digital advertising rose compared with the same period a year ago.
Source: Agencies
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