What Does Jill Abramson's Firing Mean?

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 19, 2014

The New York Times fired executive editor Jill Abramson last week, setting off a flurry of conversation about powerful women, internal politics, and the future of The Grey Lady. David Folkenflik, NPR media correspondent, discusses what we know and what comes next. And Rachel Sklar, founder of TheLi.st and former media reporter for Huffington Post and others, talks about why she think the Abramson firing says troubling things about the way women are treated in corporate America.

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