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" I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasn't necessarily intending to read. "

Jill Abramson

I Am

Information

Newspaper

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" I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle. "

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" I do see myself as someone who has a lot of story ideas. "

" The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising. "

" Nobody wants a unitary voice of authority any more. "

" People often assume New York City is no place to keep a dog. This is certainly what my parents told me when I was growing up there. But I have found this not to be the case at all. "

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" I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web. "

" I have an older sister who sounds, unfortunately, exactly like me, and we sound like our mother did. "

Jill Abramson

Mother

Sister

" Budget cuts are a sad reality in most newsrooms, and I am concerned that they reduce the collective muscle of journalists who are doing the expensive, and often dangerous, work of on-the-ground reporting. "

" I don't pretend I know everything. "

" I don't keep up with Twitter all day long. "

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Long