Jill Ellen Abramson Wiki Biography
Jill Ellen Abramson (born March 19, 1954) is an American author and journalist 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. 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.In 2012, she was ranked number five on Forbes list of most powerful women. She was also named as one of the 500 most powerful people in the world by Foreign Policy.
| Net Worth | $2 Million |
| Salary | $500 Thousand |
| Date Of Birth | March 19, 1954 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Height | 1.47 |
| Profession | Writer, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Spouse | Henry Little Griggs III |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm4010995 |
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| 1 | [on being fired by the New York Times, 2014] It seems we’ve embarked on new terrain where workplace sexism isn’t so easily diagnosed. It’s no longer a ‘sweetie’ here, or a slap on the backside there. Nor is it, in this case, a plainly unjust pay cut or salary disparity. It’s a he said, she said. |
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| 1 | Became executive editor of the news division of The New York Times in September 2011, the first woman to hold that position. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Justice | 1999 | TV Movie book “Strange Justice” |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontline | 2001 | TV Series documentary bureau chief – 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beat with Ari Melber | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Deadline: White House | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| 60 Minutes | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Editor, New York Times (segment “The War on Leaks”) |
| On the Record w/ Brit Hume | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Former Executive Editior, New York Times |
| Charlie Rose | 1994-2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Face the Nation | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Overheard | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – interviewee |
| Tavis Smiley | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Daily Show | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |