Jill Abramson is replacing BillKeller as executive editor of the NewYork Times
.
Keller, who stepped down in order to return to writing full time, worked withAbramson as managing editor to “restore confidence” in the paperfollowing the infamous Jayson Blair fabrication scandal.
The 57-year-old Abramson becomes the first female executive editor in the GrayLady’s 160-year history and takes over as the Times
is finding new ways to monetize its journalism on the Web andbeyond.
