From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The New York Times announced earlier today that executive editor Jill Abramson would be replaced. Former Washington Bureau chief will become the firstever africanamerican editor of the newspaper. Joining me now from washington, dylan byers from politico. He broke the news. Im pleased to have them here on the program. Dylan, tell me about what happened and why this decision was made. It was very sudden and it goes without saying that we dont have all the answers yet. With the publishers said is that it was due to an issue with newsroom. To the there were some frustrations among members of the staff and in some cases condescending. Struggles with the times ceo, Mark Thompson, who took a more aggressive approach to handling editorial operations in the newsroom than in the past. We still dont have the full answers as to why she left. You have been covering the story and you clearly were the one to break it. Trace for me whats been go
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From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The New York Times announced that the editor Jill Abramson would be replaced. She was fired. In an email, they said the departure was related to an issue with management in the newsroom. Jill abramson while they are not talking to the press both have a peer to on program in previous years. She told me about her interview for her position with the publisher. I was nervous. He took me to a very nice restaurant. I picked at my food. What did he want to know . He wanted to know first of all things about what my vision of where the news report needed to go and he wanted to discuss both some of my strengths and some weaknesses. An appraisal of drinks and weaknesses. Both strength and weaknesses. I thought that was fair. What did he say . When i am in a bad mood i can be too brusque with people and you can read it on my face that there is like good jill who is still at it and engaged in wants to talk about a great story and who complime
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The New York Times announced earlier today that executive editor Jill Abramson would be replaced. Former Washington Bureau chief will become the firstever africanamerican editor of the newspaper. Joining me now from washington, dylan byers from politico. He broke the news. Im pleased to have them here on the program. Dylan, tell me about what happened and why this decision was made. It was very sudden and it goes without saying that we dont have all the answers yet. With the publishers said is that it was due to an issue with management to the newsroom. There were some frustrations among members of the staff and in some cases condescending. We do not know how much of a role that laid. She also had struggles with the times ceo, Mark Thompson, who took a more aggressive approach to handling editorial operations in the newsroom than in the past. We still dont have the full answers as to why she left. You have been covering the story
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