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THE NEW YORK Times has stunned the media world by firing its executive editor Jill Abramson without any clear reason.
In its own report about the shake up in the newsroom, the newspaper said the 60-year-old was ‘abruptly dismissed’ yesterday.
She is to be immediately replace by managing editor Dean Baquet.
Reporters David Carr and Ravi Somaiya described a “stunned newsroom” following the announcement by published Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
Abramson took over the top job in September 2011. Sources within the newspaper have said there was a “serious tension” between her and the publisher, who believed employee complaints that she was “polarising and mercurial”.
There were also “clashes” between the editor and her second-in-command Baquet.
Despite that report in the paper, the official line taken was the change in leadership took place because of “concern about aspects of newsroom management”.
In her own statement, Abramson said under her watched the paper “successfully blazed trails on the digital frontier” and “come so far in inventing new forms of storytelling”.
“Our masthead became half female for the first time and so many great women hold important newsroom positions,” she also added.
Before taking the top job, the now 60-year-old journalist had been an investigative reporter for the rival Wall Street Journal and then the head of the Times’ Washington bureau from 1997.
She acknowledged in an interview last month that she had four tattoos including a “T” representing the Times.
According to the company’s 2013 annual statement, the firm had an annual turnover of $1.57 billion.
Additional reporting by AFP
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Anyone else reckon enda has notions of himself still being taoiseach for the Papal visit?
Enda, who????
@The Risen: as long as its not the 267th pope!
@The Risen: What a bunch of spineless cowards they are in FG. Afraid to be seen as ‘pushing’ endless Enda who’s laughing at them (and us) all. He’s intent on hanging on until he gets his place in history as the longest serving FG Taoiseach.
@The Risen: He can’t wait to kiss the King fisher ring lol.
Covney , plank.
@Willy Malone: wow.
@Willy Malone: Coveney, defended the Garda boss and is a supporter of Water Charges. So it looks like Leo, is clear favourite and more suited to FG election chances.
@Willy Malone:
Coveney has been groomed by Sutherland for the eventual take-over.
98% of the people have no idea what’s going on…
@Charles Martel: correct… Only in the bubble of the Dublin media is varadker favourite. Stuffy top brass will never let it happen. Coveney a shoe in.
So its the summer now, then itll be christmas..
Hes not going anywhere, he’ll be shaking hands with the pope.
Sadly we’ll accept it.
Failed Health Minister Leo is no leader. Would you want him in the trenches with you in Vietnam? Enda is a liar. Simon Coveney is the minister for homelessness and housing crisis. Another failure. Simon Harris isn a failed health minister who wants out. So who is left? Not Francis Fitzgerald who made a show of herself over Norin and telling the truth. Regina Doherty (breaker of company law) should not be allowed near finances imo. So who is left?? Noonan is under investigation by 4 agencies. Knew about Grace for 20 years. No not good enough. So there is no one really. No leader without baggage.
@Garda Daz Topaz: And plenty in the party without a set.
IT DOSE NOT MATTER WHO IS THE LEADER OF FINE GALE WHEATHER IT BE LEO OR ANYONE ELSE..THEY HAVE FAILED THE PEOPLE AND THEY SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR FAILURE
RTE are pushing this issue and its getting very annoying the idiot Kenny thinks he was given a mandate by the people to this term in office as leader. The Muppett will hang on forever because he cant take the hint that he’s not wanted by a vast majority of the electorate.
Chickens all of them…
All Fianna Fails doings
That Long.. Why wait…!!!
Corrupt politiciaal leader wants to hold on to meet corrupt religious leader.
@Les Behan: George Soros again lol.
Say a lot depends on new tds and how long it takes them to be able to claim a pension… why go before that. Delay and put off till that time comes. .then fold. It is Ireland after all
Its is a process the same as a snake shedding its skin
I think endas keeping them all guessing in his own party as well as holding the country to ransom . the country has a housing crisis and house prices are going up no social housing been built at all . hospital waiting list are getting longer doesn’t matter who leader of finna gail all living in a bubble were everything just great . no homeless criss. Nobody’s living in hotel rooms no children living in poverty. No policing scandal s
Enda thinks he’s God an can’t be done without but there are better people can do the job without the lies
@Liz Greer: Agree with your statement, but I don’t think they will be found in FG.
Hail Coveney, the Bilderberg candidate.
The duel is between Leo and Simon. we may see a proper contest, “Could the two contenders please pickup there Ralph Lauren handbags fighting continues until someone breaks a nail”. There’s too little time to get Michael Lowry back into the blueshirt camp before Enda gets the boot, a true FG leader. Michael Martin will still hold power no matter which tool wins the race. Maybe Leo and Simon will form a perfect partnership like Bertie\Cowen or Kenny\Noonan one become Taoiseach while the other plays at being minister for finance. If Irish politics have taught them anything its easier to rob a nation when all rivalry is only for show. Each got the others back during all scandals and crisis’s. Because a new leader of Irish political party does not change how the game is played.
@leartius: noonan thinks he’ll live forever Enda thinks he’ll be leader for ever!!!
Media playing up varadker’s chances. They are over estimating how far we’ve come. I honestly can’t see top brass in a Christian conservative party like fine Gael allowing a gay man to lead them. I could be wrong but I’d say covney is a shoe in.
I’d hope they’d all be gone soon and we might get from somewhere, competent politicians who can do a job and we can be proud of.
And whatever time these politicians deem not a good time for an election is probably the best time to have an election.
More Yawn, Yawn,>>>>>
If FF pulled the plug we wouldn’t be having this conversation…..
Yawn, Yawn, Yawn>>>
Every one of them corrupt to the core, stop voting for muppets.
Public don’t care who is leader of fg,they will suffer in next GE.fg and FF will have less seats.
Enda…just go.
When is the budget? October? Yep, if Enda goes now then either Coveney or Varadkar will be Taoiseach for 6 months. This government will fall at the budget, no question, it’s the ideal time for FF to pull the plug.
Doesn’t say much for potential leaders that Enda considers them incapable off dealing with any policy matter. Strange that Enda is the best they have to offer… despite all his Sieg Heil to Angela he couldn’t get a Gibraltar type arrangement for the north please FG let him go!!!!
The Devil you know is better than the one you don’t know
Which summer does he mean?
He’ll go once the journal cops on and brings back the red thumbs
Same shit – different leader.
@Tommy_Bannon: Like Dr. Who, different face same lines lol.
Or lies lol.
Well it is we the citizens exercise the franchise. The political parties provide the choices. We get what we voted for, no more, no less.
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