The selling of clarence thomas mayer, jane, abramson, jill on. On monday, jill abramson penned a scurrilous article for new york magazine titled the case for impeaching clarence thomas the latest in a. Jill abramson s hit piece on clarence thomas remarkably relies on david brock and fred cooke, although brock himself rebutted abramson s own work on thomas and has highlighted cooke as a. The selling of clarence thomas jane mayer, jill abramson snippet view 1995. New york magazine makes a case for impeaching clarence thomas. Inside the news revolution was released to critical acclaim before the book was exposed for instances of plagiarism within its pages. Jill abramson on clarence thomas, james bennet, and media. After interviewing a number of women who alleged that thomas had frequently subjected them to sexually explicit remarks, wall street journal reporters jane mayer and jill abramson wrote strange justice. She also wrote a number of nonfiction works, several of which she expanded from her articles. The selling of clarence thomas, which provided background.
Ap laura patterson a ppointed 28 years ago, clarence thomas holds the honor of having held a seat on the supreme court longer than any of the. The selling of clarence thomas written with jill abramson, and dark money. One small but telling moment in the career of jill abramson, the new executive editortobe of the new york times, took place at the new yorker it was 1993, nineteen months after clarence thomas. On this episode of zucker, host andrew zucker is joined by jill abramson, the former executive editor of the new york times. Supreme court justice clarence thomas jonathan ernstreuters jill ahab abramson is at it again. Journalists jane mayer and jill abramson talk about their new book, strange justice, about the confirmation of clarence thomas.
Shes also a very old friend of abramson s, they went to middle school together. Her obsessive quest to try and destroy clarence thomas and pull her career out of free fall has. Nprs michel martin speaks with jill abramson, coauthor of strange justice. Jill abramson responds to plagiarism claims against her book. Abramson covered the clarence thomas hearings as a reporter for the wall street journal and cowrote a book on the topic with jane mayer. She was the first female executive editor in the papers 160year history. For the record, the bestselling author of the real anita hill rereports strange justice.
She has written a great book on the profound transformation of the news business, richly documented and full of insight. Mar 20, 2020 jill abramson, american journalist who was the first female executive editor 201114 of the new york times. Feb 07, 2019 jill abramson says she will correct sourcing errors in new book this article is more than 1 year old exnew york times editor said sources should have been cited as quotations in merchants. Over the course of their investigation, the authors conducted hundreds of interviewsincluding the first ontherecord interview with anita hill about her role in the controversyand uncovered many. The selling of clarence thomas by jane mayer and jill abramson houghton mifflin. Where they are now, a look at the seventy women of the harvard 1974 graduating class. What jill abramson and anita hill now have in common. Nov 11, 1994 now, jane mayer and jill abramson, reporters for the wall street journal, have written strange justice. Jill abramson says she will correct sourcing errors in new. The selling of clarence thomas kindle edition by mayer, jane, abramson, jill.
Oct 15, 2018 in the essay, abramson and mayer discuss the brutal brett kavanaugh supreme court confirmation battle, reflecting on the inferno of partisan politics surrounding the hearings and drawing parallels with their own groundbreaking coverage of the 1991 clarence thomas confirmation. Clarence thomas is just another example of why big money politics will disregard the fatally flawed attitudes toward women in favor of a financial agenda, at the expense, long suffering of american women. Jill abramson accused of lifting material for her book. Jill abramson says howard kurtz trying to foxify my book by. Abramson, jill and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. What jill abramson and anita hill now have in common the. What was billed as factfinding exercise turned out to be a poisonous display of partisanship. Feb 20, 2018 jill abramson on clarence thomas, james bennet, and our chaotic media age. The unmaking of the president 19841988 written with doyle mcmanus, strange justice. Shes the former executive editor for the new york times.
Oct 29, 2019 clarence thomas at his 1992 confirmation hearing. I picked up jill abramson s merchants of truth a little bit ago, and its taken me a minute to read it. Learn more about abramson s life and career, including her tenure at the times. Jill abramson was the first female executive editor of the new york times. On february 19, 2018, abramson followed up her 1995 book on clarence thomas and the anita hill hearings with a discussion concerning new evidence that thomas had committed perjury which might be tied to possible impeachment. The selling of clarence thomas by jane mayer, jill abramson. Jill abramson started as a reporter in the era of watergate. The selling of clarence thomas, a 1994 book about his controversial confirmation hearing.
Jill abramson s most popular book is the puppy diaries. Feb 19, 2018 abramson is the coauthor of strange justice. Introducing her, alisyn camerota said, you say that you shudder to think what will happen when christine ford is questioned at mondays scheduled senate hearing. But as jane mayer and jill abramson show, the story of thomas s ascension to the court goes far beyond what emerged during the hearings. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right. Almost 25 years ago, abramson and jane mayer wrote the book strange justice. Jill abramson is a former political columnist for guardian us and the former executive editor at the new york times. Feb 07, 2019 jill abramson is a journalist of courage and integrity. Former new york times editor jill abramson addresses book allegations the former new york times executive editor and author of merchants of. Back in february, abramson published an article in new york magazine that called for the removal of clarence thomas from the supreme court based on new allegations of wrongdoing. Interview with jill abramson and jane mayer, october, 2009 1 edition published. Associated press exnew york times editor jill abramson accused of plagiarism in new book published. The selling of clarence thomas, defended the author. Feb 12, 2019 plagiarism allegations call her legacy into question.
Anita hill and clarence thomas testifying before the senate in 1991. Strange justice, a collaboration with jane mayer about the nomination of clarence thomas to the. The selling of clarence thomas, by wall street journal reporters jane mayer and jill abramson, ought to be studied and analyzed by publicists much as the campaigns of hannibal, nelson, and. Jill abramson on the case for impeaching clarence thomas. At the new york times, she held senior editorial positions, the first woman to serve as washington bureau chief, then managing editor and executive editor, until she was fired in 2014 in a tumult of shifts inside the times she spent nine years at the wall street journal. Jill abramson faces allegations she lifted material for her book. Jill abramson, the former executive editor of the new york times, responded on thursday to accusations that her latest book, merchants of truth, contains passages that were plagiarized or. She did extensive reporting on the nomination of clarence thomas. The selling of clarence thomas, a book which concluded that thomas had lied during his confirmation process. Jill abramson says howard kurtz trying to foxify my book. Jill abramson on clarence thomas, james bennet, and media today. The selling of clarence thomas, with jill abramson, which was a finalist for the national book award. I was familiar with abramson and her work with the new york times as well as her book about the clarence thomas hearings. The selling of clarence thomas 9780395633182 by mayer, jane.
She is best known as the former executive editor of the new york times. The selling of clarence thomas, cowritten with jane mayer, which was a finalist for the 1994 national book award. Former new york times executive editor jill abramson is facing allegations that she lifted material from other sources for her new book, merchants of truth. Introducing her, alisyn camerota said, you say that you shudder to think what will happen when christine ford is questioned at mondays scheduled senate hearing replied abramson. Jane mayer is a staff writer for the new yorker and the author of three bestselling and critically acclaimed narrative nonfiction books. Clarence thomass radical vision of race the new yorker. May 04, 2019 jane mayer is not only one of the greatest investigative reporters in the country and also a winner of the librarys bernstein award for excellence in journalism twice. Now, jane mayer and jill abramson, reporters for the wall street journal, have written strange justice. Abramson joined the new york times in 1997, working as the washington bureau chief and managing editor before. The impact of clarence thomas supreme court nomination. Jill ellen abramson born march 19, 1954 is an american author and journalist. Jill abramson is a journalist of courage and integrity. An exploration of how the bush administration orchestrated the nomination of clarence thomas to the supreme court gives an inside view of the political tricks and tactics employed in the campaign to seat justice thomas. Jill abramson, american journalist who was the first female executive editor 201114 of the new york times.
The selling of clarence thomas, about president george h. She has written several nonfiction books including landslide. Feb 07, 2019 jill abramson responded to plagiarism accusations about her latest book, merchants of truth, by saying errors were unintentional. Learn more about abramsons life and career, including her tenure at the times. Almost two years later, brocks 37,388 word rebuttal to strange justice was published in the american spectator under the headline strange lies. Exnew york times editor jill abramson accused of plagiarism.
When rereading this marvelously researched, reported, and written account of clarence thomas s life and his controversial battle for confirmation as an associate justice to the u. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Supreme court, it was breathtaking to revisit a time and place in the nations capital not so long ago in which george w. It is a largely reportorial account of the lives of thomas and his accuser of sexual harassment, anita hill, up to and including the encounters. Reporter alleges jill abramson lifted material for her book. Jill abramson shudders to think of republicans destroying. Previously working for the wall street journal as an investigative reporter and deputy bureau chief, abramson is the author of five books. After plagiarism claims, extimes editor says her book will.
Strange justice, by jane mayer and jill abramson tod. The selling of clarence thomas, a bogus new book by jane mayer and jill abramson. Whats more, abramson preening as an ethical journalist is laughable. The unmaking of the president, 19841988, with doyle mcmanus, and strange justice. Jill abramson says she will correct sourcing errors in new book this article is more than 1 year old exnew york times editor said sources should have been cited as quotations in merchants. And they also wrote a really great book together about anita hill in the clarence thomas trial.
Ap laura patterson a ppointed 28 years ago, clarence thomas holds the honor of having held a. Abramson held that position from september 2011 to may 2014. Dec 02, 2018 nprs michel martin speaks with jill abramson, coauthor of strange justice. Jill abramson on clarence thomas, james bennet, and our chaotic media age. New york magazine makes a case for impeaching clarence. Jill abramson and jane mayers insider take on the news the. Former new york times editor jill abramson addresses book allegations the former new york times executive editor and author of merchants of truth tells nprs michel martin. The article added up to nothing more than a paranoid delusion. I spent almost three years rereporting every aspect of the hill thomas imbroglio for a book on the. Jill abramson, former executive editor of the nyt, is coauthor with jane mayer of strange justice. She discusses her article in new york magazine, the case for impeaching clarence thomas. Jill abramson, former top times editor, signs book deal. The book will explore the challenges that traditional media organizations are facing as they seek to survive and flourish in the digital age, and how online media companies are changing the way news is gathered and consumed.
After plagiarism claims, extimes editor says her book. Clarence had big lips, nappy hair, and he was almost literally black, a schoolmate told jane mayer and jill abramson in their 1994 book strange justice. Jill abramson i was there when the real anita hill testified against clarence thomas. Jill abramson thinks the anger of women will save us. Jill abramson has books on goodreads with 6218 ratings. During the 1991 hearing, former employee anita hill accused him of sexually harassing her. Writer makes the case for impeaching clarence thomas.