In June of 2011, many journalists learned through Twitter that Jill Abramson would become The New York Times’ new executive editor, Jeff Sonderman wrote for Poynter. He pulled together a Storify of some of those tweets, which serve as a parallel to Wednesday’s news, told mostly through Twitter, that Abramson had been replaced with Dean Baquet.
Here are some from then and now.
2011
News Alert: Jill Abramson to Replace Bill Keller as The New York Times’s Executive Editor. http://nyti.ms/mIh7Dv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2011
2014
Breaking News: The New York Times Replaces Executive Editor http://t.co/YApUxsY0KY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 14, 2014
2011
Big rounds of applause for @nytkeller as he steps down as exec editor. http://twitpic.com/55x3pc
— Dan Saltzstein (@dansaltzstein) June 2, 2011
2014
Stunned newsroom. pic.twitter.com/dooXpAHJoR
— David Gelles (@dgelles) May 14, 2014
2011
Dean Baquet, Jill Abramson & Bill Keller gather in newsroom for announcement: http://instagr.am/p/FEvIU/
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2011
2014
The change was attributed, by Arthur Sulzberger Jr, to “an issue with management in the newsroom”. No further details yet.
— Ravi Somaiya (@ravisomaiya) May 14, 2014
2011
Arthur Sulzberger addresses the newsroom: “Jill, this is your time.” http://img.ly/4Elc
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2011
2014
Arthur Sulzberger announcing Dean Baquet as Jill Abramson’s successor at NYT. pic.twitter.com/sSyP8NthPC
— Tom Jolly (@TomJolly) May 14, 2014
2011
For all of you wondering about Jill Abramson and the Web? Jill gets it. And she’s fearless. We’re lucky.
— Jennifer Preston (@JenniferPreston) June 2, 2011
2014
Despite the shock of the news – welcoming the first black executive editor of the New York Times is a historic moment.
— ▵ Jenna Wortham ▵ (@jennydeluxe) May 14, 2014
