American - Editor | March 19, 1954 -
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
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As a big user of public libraries, I deplore the cutbacks they have had to sustain.
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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.
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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.
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I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web.
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I don't keep up with Twitter all day long.
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In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.
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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.
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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.
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I think the Huffington Post has been inventive and presents what it aggregates well.
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I'm a huge dog nut - giant, giant.
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Nobody wants a unitary voice of authority any more.
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