I thought that was absurd and slightly ominous. The most absurd is after a C-Span appearance a reader, who was in prison, wrote me begging me for a pair of my glasses. What are some of the most absurd or funny letters you've gotten? I believe that The New York Times will always be an amazing brand and that our political journalism will go on stronger than ever. He represented Nate and is this amazing brand and his said to me, "It's like representing the prettiest girl at the party." I looked at him with kind of a raised eyebrow and just in a deadpan voice, I said to him, "I'm very sorry, but The New York Times is always the prettiest girl at the party." I believed that then and I believed that now. I believe more than ever exactly what I said to Nate's lawyer. I was curious if your negotiations with Nate Silver changed how you look at grooming and mentoring? Hear the full interview of Jill Abramson by Catie Lazarus on The Employee of the Month Show's podcast on iTunes. Abramson doesn't regret or mince words, however, when it comes to wunderkind Nate Silver walking away from The New York Times, which gave him an invaluable foundation to build his brand. Abramson seems to suggest that the now deceased Republican Senator regretted some of his statements. In our interview, Abramson reveals that years after she and her then Wall Street Journal colleague Jane Mayer co-wrote Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas, Arlen Specter spoke off the record about the Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill hearing. In the conversation, Abramson reveals that "T" isn't her only ink, nor is it the only indelible mark a 40-plus year career reporting and editing has had on the New York native's life. Tweets may be rife with typos and poor judgement. It's old news that Abramson is the first female to serve as the executive editor in The New York Times's 160-year history, but it's less known that she's the first person at the top of the masthead to have a New York Times "T" tattoo. Catie Lazarus catielazarus Writer and host of Employee of the Month, a podcast & live show at Joe's Pub.
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