Jill Abramson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jill Abramson
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Mar 19, 1954(1954-03-19)
Age	70
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Pisces

Jill Abramson Biography

Jill Abramson is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on March 19, 1954 in New York, United States. Jill Ellen Abramson (born March 19th 1954) is an American journalist and author. Abramson is most famous as the executive editor of The New York Times; Abramson was in the position from September 2011 until May 2014. The inaugural female executive editor of the newspaper’s 160-year history. Abramson was hired by The New York Times in 1997 and was the Washington director of the bureau and as managing editor prior to becoming executive editor. She was previously employed by The Wall Street Journal as an investigative reporter as well as the deputy bureau chief.

in 1995 Abramson along with Abramson and The Wall Street Journal colleague (and colleague and fellow Fieldston alumni) Jane Mayer co-authored Strange Justice the Selling of Clarence Thomas, which detailed details of the confirmation hearings for Justice Clarence Thomas. Maureen Dowd would later write about her friendship with Abramson during the period. Between 2000 and 2001 she taught of the department at Princeton University. She was named to be a Fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001.

In May 2007, Abramson was seriously injured in a truck-pedestrian crash near the New York Times’s headquarters in Times Square. She subsequently filed a lawsuit against the truck’s driver, owner, and operator, who was involved in the crash, as well two companies involved in the crash.

In February 2007, Abramson testified in the perjury trial of Scooter Libby, United States v. Libby. She was called as a defense witness to undercut the credibility of Judith Miller.

The year was 1981 when she got married to her Harvard student Henry Little Griggs III. Griggs was president at the time of Triad the political public relations firm. Griggs is described as “writer, editor and media-relations consultant specializing in nonprofit advocacy campaigns.” The couple has two children.

Jill Abramson Net Worth

Jill Abramson is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jill Abramson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was being a Harvard undergraduate, she served as the editor of the arts for The Harvard Independent, and worked for Time magazine from 1973 to 1976. In the following years, she spent more than 10 years as a senior staff reporter at The American Lawyer. The year 1986 saw her named as editor-in- chief for Legal Times in Washington, D.C. The position lasted over two terms. From 1988 until 1997, she worked as a senior reporter within The Washington department for The Wall Street Journal, then rising to become the deputy chief of the bureau. She was hired by The New York Times in 1997, and became the Washington bureau chief in December of 2000.

Abramson is a native of New York City and grew up in the family of a Jewish family. She earned her high school certificate from Ethical Fieldston School for Culture, as well as a BA in History and Literature from Radcliffe College of Harvard University in the year 1976.

Abramson was the Times’ Washington Bureau chief during the turbulent period of Spring 2003 during the run-up to the war in Iraq and the Jayson Blair scandal, which led to the resignation of Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd. In a February 2013 interview, Abramson spoke of the conflict she had with Raines as D.C. bureau chief, saying, “Howell from the get-go just had no use for me. … I did think about quitting.” Abramson was named to the news managing editor position (with co-Managing Editor John M. Geddes) by Raines’ successor Bill Keller.

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Who is Jill Abramson Dating?

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In April 2013, Abramson was the subject of a sharply critical profile in Politico written by Dylan Byers entitled “Turbulence at the Times,” in which anonymous Times staffers called her “impossible” and “very, very unpopular.” Abramson was deeply distressed by the report, later saying it made her cry.

Facts & Trivia

Jill Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jill Abramson celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.

During the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Abramson argued in a column for Guardian US that Hillary Clinton, whom she had covered as a reporter and editor since the Whitewater controversy, was “fundamentally honest and trustworthy.”

Is Jill Abramson still at Harvard?

She was fired from that role in 2014 due to disagreements with the Times’ publisher, according to a New Yorker article published shortly afterwards. In 2014, she joined Harvard’s English Department as a senior lecturer.

Who was the first female editor for The New York Times?

Jill Abramson , in full Jill Ellen Abramson, (born March 19, 1954, New York City, New York, U.S.), American journalist who was the first female executive editor (2011–14) of The New York Times. Abramson was raised in Manhattan, the daughter of a textile importer and his wife.

What job did Jill Abramson hold before becoming executive editor of The

New York Times?

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. Abramson in 2012.

How much do NYT editors make?

$77,302. The estimated total pay for a Editor at New York Times is $77,302 per year. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated base pay is $77,302 per year.

Who is the managing editor of the Washington Post?

Steven Ginsberg named managing editor of The Washington Post, rounding out senior management team.