Bill Keller
Bill Keller (born January 18, 1949) is an American journalist. He was the founding editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project, a nonprofit that reports on criminal justice in the United States. Previously, he was a columnist for The New York Times, and served as the paper's executive editor from July 2003 until September 2011. On June 2, 2011, he announced that he would step down from the position to become a full-time writer. Jill Abramson replaced him as executive editor.
Bill Keller | |
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Keller in March 2006 | |
| Born | January 18, 1949 |
| Alma mater | Pomona College |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | The New York Times The Marshall Project |
| Spouses | Ann Cooper (divorced)Emma Gilbey (m. 1999) |
| Executive editor of The New York Times | |
| In office July 2003 – September 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Howell Raines |
| Succeeded by | Jill Abramson |
Keller worked in the Times Moscow bureau from 1986 to 1991, eventually as bureau chief, spanning the final years of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. For his reporting during 1988 he won a Pulitzer Prize.
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