Jill Abramson Quotes

American - Editor Born: March 19, 1954

You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you're in faster than you can think of. Jill Abramson

Dog, Think, Bad, You, Know, Mood

The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising. Jill Abramson

Advertising, Opinion, Powerful, News

I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - have not gotten the job you really wanted or have received those horrible rejection letters from grad school. You know, the disappointment of losing, or not getting something you badly want. When that happens, show what you are made of. Jill Abramson

Job, Losing, School, Disappointment, You

I have an older sister who sounds, unfortunately, exactly like me, and we sound like our mother did. Jill Abramson

Mother, Sister, Me, Sound, Older Sister

Secrets don't stay secrets very long, even when journalists decide to censor themselves. Jill Abramson

Long, Secrets, Decide, Stay, Themselves

I have to pay attention to work on the weekends and always have my iPhone with me, but I don't mind. Jill Abramson

Work, Mind, Me, Attention, iPhone, Pay

I've taught a college journalism course at two universities where my students taught me more than I did them about how political news is consumed. Jill Abramson

College, Me, Journalism, News, Political

The idea that women journalists bring a different taste in stories or sensibility isn't true. Jill Abramson

Women, True, Bring, Different, Taste

I do see myself as someone who has a lot of story ideas. Jill Abramson

Myself, Ideas, Someone, Story, See, Who

I don't pretend I know everything. Jill Abramson

Know, Everything, Pretend

Although I believe the Web has greatly increased the distribution of quality news, I do worry about those who don't have Internet access. Jill Abramson

Quality, Believe, Internet, News, Worry

As a big user of public libraries, I deplore the cutbacks they have had to sustain. Jill Abramson

Big, User, Had, Sustain, Public

Budget cuts are a sad reality in most newsrooms, and I am concerned that they reduce the collective muscle of journalists who are doing the expensive, and often dangerous, work of on-the-ground reporting. Jill Abramson

Work, Sad, I Am, Reality, Doing, Budget

I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasn't necessarily intending to read. Jill Abramson

Love, I Am, Information, Newspaper, Am

I think about the question of perspective in reporting all the time, and since I spent 20 years of my career in Washington as both a reporter and an editor I'm keenly aware that a newspaper should not be dominated by stories in which the only voices and perspective come from those in power. Jill Abramson

Time, Power, Perspective, Think, Career

I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web. Jill Abramson

Bloom, Like, Web, Voices, Effects, Blogs

I don't keep up with Twitter all day long. Jill Abramson

Day, Long, Up, Keep, Twitter, All Day

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism. Jill Abramson

Relationship, Better, Criticism, Praise

People often assume New York City is no place to keep a dog. This is certainly what my parents told me when I was growing up there. But I have found this not to be the case at all. Jill Abramson

Dog, Parents, City, People, New York, Me

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

Television, Anchor, Advent, Days, Being

I think the Huffington Post has been inventive and presents what it aggregates well. Jill Abramson

Think, Well, Been, Post, Presents

I'm a huge dog nut - giant, giant. Jill Abramson

Dog, Nut, Giant, Huge

Nobody wants a unitary voice of authority any more. Jill Abramson

Voice, Nobody, Authority, More, Wants

Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working on my own enterprise stories, which were not as deadline sensitive. Jill Abramson

Children, Me, Small, My Own, Difficult

I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle. Jill Abramson

Family, Work, Women, I Am, News, Clock

As someone who has spent a lot of her career as an investigative reporter, I'll confess that a frustration of mine has always been that so much investigative journalism involves a dissection of events in the past. Jill Abramson

Past, Journalism, Frustration, Someone

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