Abramson, First Woman Executive Editor Abruptly Fired At New York Times

Abramson, First Woman Executive Editor Abruptly Fired At New York Times
Jill Abramson, executive editor of The New York Times, listens during a panel discussion on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. The discussion, held across the river from the Republican National Convention, was sponsored by Bloomberg, the University of Southern Californiaâs Annenberg Center on Communication, Leadership and Policy and the Institute of Politics at Harvard Universityâs John F. Kennedy School of Government. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Jill Abramson, executive editor of The New York Times, listens during a panel discussion on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. The discussion, held across the river from the Republican National Convention, was sponsored by Bloomberg, the University of Southern Californiaâs Annenberg Center on Communication, Leadership and Policy and the Institute of Politics at Harvard Universityâs John F. Kennedy School of Government. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson was suddenly fired on Wednesday, less than three years after taking over the top editorial position at the newspaper.

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