“The news of New York Times editor Jill Abramson’s abrupt dismissal caught the Internet off guard on Wednesday afternoon, with no indication—even from the Times itself—as to why Abramson had been let go. Now reports are trickling in that the sudden firing was prompted by Abramson’s complaints over what she saw as unequal pay compared with her male predecessor Bill Keller.”
Read more from Mark Joseph Stern at Slate here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/05/14/jill_abramson_new_york_times_editor_may_have_been_fired_due_to_pay_complaints.html
Read more from J.K. Trotter at Gawker here: http://gawker.com/new-york-times-keeps-changing-story-about-jill-abramson-1576649767
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