- The New York Times broke its own news this morning, reporting that Executive Editor Bill Keller would step down in September, to be replaced by Jill Abramson.
As Times employees gathered to hear the news in person, several of them shared photos and quotes as Keller, Abramson and Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. made speeches.
- Big rounds of applause for @nytkeller as he steps down as exec editor. http://twitpic.com/55x3pc
Following the announcement, many of the Times staff members shared their insight and reaction to the changes. All seemed to be positive.
As always, @nytkeller was an absolute gentleman as he spoke to the newsroom about returning to writing.Keller's recent anti-Twitter commentary has drawn a lot of heat from fans of the platform, and the announcement that he was stepping down became fodder for some joking about it.
Best of luck to a great journalist and boss, @NYTKeller, who is becoming a columnist so he can annoy Twitter full-time.
Bill Keller stepping down at the NYT. Lemme guess- he's off to join twitter. nyti.ms/kTYHK0 Big congrats to Jill Abramson, though.- And while Abramson isn't even on Twitter yet, one of the Times' social media editors Lexi Mainland, says she will be soon.
Our new executive editor and I have set a Twitter date. I predict she will be a champion tweeter. #twittermakesyousmartThere were some good-natured jokes to be had...
... but most of the reaction online was congratulatory of Abramson as the first female to lead the paper, and thankful to Keller for his contributions.
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