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

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

Think, Bad, Mood

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

Sound, Like, Unfortunately

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, Newspaper, Read

I don't pretend I know everything. Jill Abramson

Know, Pretend, Everything

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

Newspaper, Career, I Think

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

Idea, Stories, Sensibility

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

See, Someone, Lot

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

News, Worry, Increased

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

Big, Public, Libraries

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

News, Newspaper, Printed

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, News, Consumed

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

Doing, Reduce, Concerned

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

Bloom, Immediacy, Effects

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

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

Praise, Goes, Amount

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

City, Growing, New York City

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

Mind, Always, Weekends

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, Advent, Services

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

Think, I Think, Been

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

Giant, Huge, Nut

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

Voice, More, Authority

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

Small, Own, Enterprise

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

Work, News, Lives

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

Always, In The Past, Mine

I think as an investigative reporter I had tough standards, but I don't think of myself as a tough person. Jill Abramson

Think, I Think, Standards

I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story. Jill Abramson

Think, Newspaper, Behind

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