Jill Abramson, in a jovial conversation with David Carr, spoke on Monday about the future of journalism, her firing from The New York Times, and announced her plans to create a startup.
The event filled Boston University’s Tsai Performance Center, as Abramson, the former New York Times executive editor and Carr, a current media columnist at the paper, filled the crowd with laughter, excitement, and interest.
Abramson told the audience she was talking with investors about creating a startup with Steve Brill. One that would offer journalists money they could live off, she said.
“I’m actually thinking about getting back into some writing and reporting,” she said, thrilling the crowd, many of whom took to Twitter.
See Wednesday’s edition of the Journal for the full story.
