From a source that cannot be used at FR:
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As with any such upheaval, there’s a history behind it. Several weeks ago, I’m told, Abramson discovered that her pay and her pension benefits as both executive editor and, before that, as managing editor were considerably less than the pay and pension benefits of Bill Keller, the male editor whom she replaced in both jobs. “She confronted the top brass,” one close associate said, and this may have fed into the management’s narrative that she was “pushy,” a characterization that, for many, has an inescapably gendered aspect. Sulzberger is known to believe that the Times, as a financially beleaguered newspaper, needed to retreat on some of its generous pay and pension benefits; Abramson had also been at the Times for far fewer years than Keller, having spent much of her career at the Wall Street Journal, accounting for some of the pension disparity.”
As with any such upheaval, there’s a history behind it. Several weeks ago, I’m told, Abramson discovered that her pay and her pension benefits as both executive editor and, before that, as managing editor were considerably less than the pay and pension benefits of Bill Keller, the male editor whom she replaced in both jobs. “She confronted the top brass,” one close associate said, and this may have fed into the management’s narrative that she was “pushy,” a characterization that, for many, has an inescapably gendered aspect. Sulzberger is known to believe that the Times, as a financially beleaguered newspaper, needed to retreat on some of its generous pay and pension benefits; Abramson had also been at the Times for far fewer years than Keller, having spent much of her career at the Wall Street Journal, accounting for some of the pension disparity.”
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See post 43
http://www.vox.com/2014/5/14/5718544/nprs-david-folkenflik-explains-jill-abramsons-downfall
NPR’s David Folkenflik explains Jill Abramson’s downfall
Updated by Matthew Yglesias on May 14, 2014, 6:29 p.m. ET
NPR’s media reporter David Folkenflik tweeted out a fascinating series of observations about Jill Abramson and the New York Times early Wednesday evening. Media news junkies should be following him every day, but if you happen to miss these tweets it’s worth taking a moment to read the whole series. He paints a portrait of a multi-dimensional conflict between Abramson and her bosses with a dose of gender pay gap, a dollop of digital transition, and range of other issues coming into play:
Invitation to a beheading: How Times editors learned of Abramson’s ouster
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2014/05/why-jill-abramson-was-fired.html
May 14, 2014
Why Jill Abramson Was Fired
Posted by Ken Auletta
http://www.thewrap.com/behind-jill-abramson-new-york-times-departure-what-went-wrong
Behind Jill Abramson’s NY Times Departure: What Went Wrong (Updated)
Did the NY Times Fire Jill Abramson For Being Pushy?
As with any such upheaval, there’s a history behind it. Several weeks ago, I’m told, Abramson discovered that her pay and her pension benefits as both executive editor and, before that, as managing editor were considerably less than the pay and pension benefits of Bill Keller, the male editor whom she replaced in both jobs. “She confronted the top brass,” one close associate said, and this may have fed into the management’s narrative that she was “pushy,” a characterization that, for many, has an inescapably gendered aspect. Sulzberger is known to believe that the Times, as a financially beleaguered newspaper, needed to retreat on some of its generous pay and pension benefits; Abramson had also been at the Times for far fewer years than Keller, having spent much of her career at the Wall Street Journal, accounting for some of the pension disparity.”
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This is the leftist narrative, but they kicked her out for the reasons in post 43