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I have nothing to say about her capabilities as the executive editor, but my one observation from seeing her interviewed on Charlie Rose is that she had one of the most annoying voices and speech patterns that I have ever heard. Good luck, where ever she lands…
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It could have something to do with the car that hit her and she wrote about that:
Newpapers are in a difficult position, at least the wood products on your doorstep part. Obviously half the articles are more about something I already know about. But in general, the first section currently seems a little bit boring. Maybe the new guy with the investigative reporter background will feature hotter stuff. And really, would it kill them to run a half a page of editorial cartoons from some of the top guys not seen in print in NYC?
And again, why does the draft of a comment display all in one endless line as I type it unless I press “Return”?
Good point.
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Baquet, 57, who would be the first African-American to hold the newspaper’s highest editorial position…
“would be”? What, is he awaiting Senate confirmation?
I’m surprised this is the headline story on TPM. I’m sure it has outsized significance if you’re a news outlet headquartered in New York, but not being among that small group, there’s a level of shock and surprise in this story that I just don’t get.
The Times is the major paper in the US. Most of the local big city newspapers outside of NYC depend on it for a lot of news, particularly foreign news. So as the NYTimes goes, so goes the news for the rest of the nation. It is a big seller in the kindle store as well as other tablets. Since the WaPo has slowly degraded there are not many News organizations left that actually put reporters in the field. The health of the Times is important for US news nation wise. They are not always right, remember Judith Miller and their Whitewater coverage, but they are the nations standard.
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Being rude, condescending and snotty is no way to inspire a newsroom full of professionals.
Bye Jill, maybe Vanity Fair or Redbook might work out for you.
Don’t think so. The car hit her in 2007.
Yes, but she just wrote about it on May 2. Maybe she is having some lingering health issues or just wants to live a different life. As she wrote, these kind of experiences can change you.
The New Yorker has the rest of the story:
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Calling a newspaper editor pushy would normally be a compliment. But…she’s a girl…and a girl who didn’t know her place, ie to be paid less than a guy.
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Thanks, Maw. Agree 100%. I can imagine those above and below her being annoyed by that droning whine (whining drone?).
I don’t know…someone at her level? Wouldn’t compensation be something heavily negotiated from the start, with the help of a lawyer? Where such a negotiation ends up is less likely to be due to the gender of the bargainers, wouldn’t you say? I would think it’s more related to what she brought to the table.
Yes.
Take a big drag off your Virginia Slims everyone. You’ve come a long way baby. You get the title and the responsibility but not the pay or the respect.
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Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a sexist a-hole than to open it and remove all doubt, stephen_maturin.
According to The New Yorker magazine, some of it had to due with her being paid less than her predecessor. Pay inequality at the New York Times of all places.
Hard to believe she lost her position only because she complained about a pay differential.
There must be something more to the story.
You may be right that there is more to the story but I disagree that complaining about pay inequity would not be enough. Once this type of thing is exposed, the company has a lot to lose especially if she was careful and kept records. Not really a good way forward at that point.