Bill Keller resigns, will write full time
(NEWSER) - Jill Abramson will become the New York Times ' first female executive editor in 160 years, succeeding Bill Keller, who is leaving the post to write full-time for the paper. Abramson, a former investigative reporter and Washington bureau chief, has served as managing editor since 2003. Born and raised in New York, Abramson says the Times "substituted for religion" growing up, and the promotion is like "ascending to Valhalla." More»