Book Excerpt: ‘Merchants of Truth,’ by Jill Abramson

Jill Abramson on her lessons in journalism — and management — from editing the New York Times during the great digital disruption.

Adapted from the forthcoming book Merchants of Truth , by Jill Abramson. Copyright © 2019 by Jill Abramson. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Photo: Brigitte Lacombe Adapted from the forthcoming book Merchants of Truth , by Jill Abramson. Copyright © 2019 by Jill Abramson. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. When I took the reins of the New York Times in 2011, it was during a period of convulsive change and financial struggle, when the pace of the great digital disruption had intensified after the introduction of the iPhone and Facebook’s News Feed. The decade tha

related reading

• What Can We Learn from Barnes & Noble's Surprising Turnaround?tedgioia.substack.com
• Read Kara Swisher’s ‘Burn Book’ on Silicon Valley Tech Brosnymag.com
• Meet Joe Kahn, the Enigma Who Will Run the New York Timesnymag.com
• In Conversation with Nicholas Thompson — Timelesstmls.com
• Why the Left Can’t Stand The New York Times - Columbia Journalism Reviewcjr.org
• The Culture Wars Inside the New York Times | The New Yorkernewyorker.com
• How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post | The New Yorkernewyorker.com
• How The Psychology of Time is Warped by Media and Novelty — Neuroscience Ofneuroscienceof.com
• Can Tech Startups Do Journalism? - The Ringertheringer.com
• Tyler Brûlé: The Editor Who Changed the Conversation • The Grand Touristthegrandtourist.net
• The GrubHub of Human Affliction | Morley Musicknplusonemag.com
• TechCrunch+ Termination - Lux Capitalluxcapital.com