The staff of The New York Times was, understandably, stunned when they were told that Jill Abramson was stepping down as executive editor of The New York Times.
Some Times staffers snapped pictures of managing editor Dean Baquet speaking on the leadership change:
Dean Baquet speaks to the newsroom pic.twitter.com/JGFEe4MSuB
— Natalie Kitroeff (@Nataliekitro) May 14, 2014
Dean Baquet speaking to the newsroom today after being named executive editor of The New York Times. pic.twitter.com/9al14OtJ2Z
— Lori Moore (@lorinyt) May 14, 2014
And here’s Dean Baquet in his first speech as the Times’s new executive editor pic.twitter.com/YvRuzYVvKW
— Michael de la Merced (@m_delamerced) May 14, 2014
First a black president and now a black exec editor for NYTimes. Dean Baquet taking over from Jill Abramson. pic.twitter.com/p7j5WcfDVu
— Channon Hodge (@chodger) May 14, 2014
Stunned newsroom. pic.twitter.com/dooXpAHJoR
— David Gelles (@dgelles) May 14, 2014
(Photo credit: Lori Moore)