BOSTON — New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson is bullish on the future of journalism.At the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ national conference in Boston Saturday, she told Youth Journalism International students that young people with an interest in reporting should “keep the faith.”“If you think you love journalism and you have endless curiosity and a desire to write clearly or do great television reporting or online reporting or interactive reporting, keep the faith,” Abramson said in an interview.“Don’t let adults tell you that you won’t make a living at it,” the editor said. “There are many people here in Boston today who are living proof that that isn’t true.”Abramson has been the top editor at The Times since September 2011. Before that, she served as the paper’s managing editor … Read entire article »

BOSTON — New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson is bullish on the future of journalism.At the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ national conference in Boston Saturday, she told Youth Journalism International students that young people with an interest in reporting should “keep the faith.”“If you think you love journalism and you have endless curiosity and a desire to write clearly or do great television reporting or online reporting or interactive reporting, keep the faith,” Abramson said in an interview.“Don’t let adults tell you that you won’t make a living at it,” the editor said. “There are many people here in Boston today who are living proof that that isn’t true.”Abramson has been the top editor at The Times since September 2011. Before that, she served as the paper’s managing editor … Read entire article »

BOSTON — New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson is bullish on the future of journalism.At the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ national conference in Boston Saturday, she told Youth Journalism International students that young people with an interest in reporting should “keep the faith.”“If you think you love journalism and you have endless curiosity and a desire to write clearly or do great television reporting or online reporting or interactive reporting, keep the faith,” Abramson said in an interview.“Don’t let adults tell you that you won’t make a living at it,” the editor said. “There are many people here in Boston today who are living proof that that isn’t true.”Abramson has been the top editor at The Times since September 2011. Before that, she served as the paper’s managing editor … Read entire article »

BOSTON — New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson is bullish on the future of journalism.At the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ national conference in Boston Saturday, she told Youth Journalism International students that young people with an interest in reporting should “keep the faith.”“If you think you love journalism and you have endless curiosity and a desire to write clearly or do great television reporting or online reporting or interactive reporting, keep the faith,” Abramson said in an interview.“Don’t let adults tell you that you won’t make a living at it,” the editor said. “There are many people here in Boston today who are living proof that that isn’t true.”Abramson has been the top editor at The Times since September 2011. Before that, she served as the paper’s managing editor … Read entire article »