Jill Abramson

Jill Abramson is a journalist who spent 17 years in senior editorial positions at The New York Times, where she was the first woman to serve as Washington bureau chief (2000-03), managing editor (2003-11) and executive editor (2011-14).

Before joining The Times, she spent nine years at The Wall Street Journal as the deputy Washington bureau chief and an investigative reporter covering money and politics. She is the author of three books, including “Strange Justice,” which she co-authored with Jane Mayer. In addition to her current position as a lecturer in Harvard’s English Department, Ms. Abramson has taught at both Princeton and Yale, where she led undergraduate writing seminars for five years. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

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Nonfiction
Carl Bernstein’s Eulogy for the Newspaper Business
Bernstein’s memoir “Chasing History” is a personal and affectionate look at the past, when journalism was thriving.
By Jill Abramson
Guest Essay
This Justice Is Taking Over the Supreme Court, and He Won’t Be Alone
With conservative justices in the majority, the court seems to be reshaping itself in Justice Thomas’s image.
By Jill Abramson
Fiction
In ‘Rodham,’ Curtis Sittenfeld Reimagines Hillary’s Life
In this novel, an alternative biography of sorts, Hillary strides into the history books without Clinton at the end of her name.
By Jill Abramson
This Hearing Is Stacked Against Christine Blasey Ford
It is almost unthinkable that there will be a second Supreme Court justice taking his seat under suspicions of perjury and sexual misconduct.
By Jill Abramson
Nonfiction
A Memoir by Donald Trump’s Favorite Target
“Unbelievable,” by the NBC News correspondent Katy Tur, describes what it was like to be on the front lines during the Trump presidential campaign.
By Jill Abramson
Op-Ed Contributor
The Princeling in the West Wing
Why are Trump family businesses doing so many deals in China right now?
By Jill Abramson
Struck on the Street: Four Survivors
New York Times employees, including Executive Editor Jill Abramson, share how being hit by vehicles made a lasting impact on them.
By Jill Abramson
Lens
J.F.K. Through the Pages of The Times
Fifty years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a new book showcases The Times’s coverage of his era.
By Jill Abramson
Kennedy, the Elusive President
With roughly 40,000 books about John F. Kennedy published to date, and hundreds planned on the 50th anniversary of his assassination next month, why is it we still know so little about the man and the president?
By Jill Abramson
J.F.K.: A Sampler
Books about the life and presidency of John F. Kennedy.
By Jill Abramson