'The New York Times' Announces Surprise Change Of Management

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Melissa Block
and
David Folkenflik
All Things Considered | May 14, 2014

The New York Times has announced that Dean Baquet, the newspaper's managing editor, will replace Jill Abramson as the executive editor. Both Abramson and Baquet were named to their current jobs in 2011. NPR's media correspondent David Folkenflik comments on the move.

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