L.A. Times columnist comments on the task ahead to Jill Abramson

"All Abramson has to do when she takes over from Bill Keller in September is manage one of the world's most prestigious newsrooms under a tight budget, urge a tradition-bound print institution toward a digital future and make a compelling case for the enduring value of the authoritative, literate voice in an era when anyone with a high-speed connection has become a publisher," says columnist James Rainey of the Los Angeles Times.

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