John Smith, 23, of Edgerley Drain Road, Peterborough, was sentenced to 22 years for attempted murder.

BBC: John Smith (left) and Fred Smith

So when she replaced two editors on the masthead, Gerald Marzorati and Susan Edgerley, with Richard Berke and Susan Chira, she had to meet with each privately. (The newsroom noticed that, with Chira, Abramson had promoted someone with whom she sometimes clashed.) Every decision triggered still more decisions.

NEWYORKER: Changing Times