I think as an investigative reporter I had tough standards, but I don’t think of myself as a tough person. Jill Abramson Read Quote
I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story. Jill Abramson Read Quote
I think a lot about something: Abe Rosenthal was once asked what he wanted on his headstone, and he said he wanted it just to say, ‘He kept the paper straight.’ And I think about that a lot. Jill Abramson Read Quote
You can verify that in news meetings I sometimes say, ‘This is skewed too far to the left,’ or ‘The mix of stories seems overweeningly appealing to a reader with a certain set of sensibilities, and it shouldn’t.’ Jill Abramson Read Quote
I’ve pretty much stopped using a laptop because I’m not line-editing a lot of things anymore. Jill Abramson Read Quote
I have heard Obama officials say more than once, ‘You will have blood on your hands if you publish this story.’ Jill Abramson Read Quote
Secrets don’t stay secrets very long, even when journalists decide to censor themselves. Jill Abramson Read Quote
The whole issue of how women’s management styles are viewed is an incredibly interesting subject. Jill Abramson Read Quote
The times I didn’t get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited – really crestfallen. Jill Abramson Read Quote
With the fragmentation of television audiences and the advent of cable and on-demand services, the prestige of being an anchor is not what it was in the days of Walter Cronkite. Jill Abramson Read Quote
