Jill Abramson

Published: Feb. 4, 2013, 5 a.m.

In this 2013 interview with Alec, the former\xa0New York Times\xa0executive editor talked about how she grew up in a family where the paper was so vaunted that two copies were delivered to her house.\xa0Some media critics have speculated\xa0that this interview may have been a factor in Abramson's dismissal.

Abramson\xa0was the first woman to hold the top editorial position at the paper. She told Alec that she took a \u201cparticular interest in the careers and work of many of the younger women at\xa0The Times\xa0and ...\xa0if anyone [had] a problem with that, too bad.\u201d

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