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Howell Raines was the executive editor of The New York Times during the period when Jill Abramson was the Washington D.C. bureau chief. He was fired from his position in 2003 following a fabrication scandal at the Times.
Howell Hiram Raines born February 5, 1943 in Birmingham was Executive Editor of The New York Times from September 5, 2001 until his resignation on June 5, 2003 following the Jayson Blair scandal. Before that he headed the editorial page staff for eight years. In 2008, he became a contributing editor for Condé Nast, writing the magazine's media column.
After graduating he applied for a reporter position at the Birmingham Post-Herald and began his career in professional journalism. Later that year he switched to the newsroom at WBRC-TV.
Raines then became political editor of the Atlanta Constitution in 1971. His position at the newspaper lasted until 1976, when he became political editor at the St. Petersburg Times.
Raines' affiliation with the New York Times began in 1978. By 1979, Raines was the bureau chief in Atlanta, a position he remained in until 1981, when he became a national political correspondent. By the 1982, Raines had been promoted to White House correspondent. His ascent within management continued in 1985, when he became deputy Washington D.C. editor. In 1987, Raines transferred to London and worked as the newspaper's London bureau chief. The next year, he returned to Washington D.C. to become their bureau chief. In 1992, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. He moves to New York City and was appointed to Executive Editor in September 2001.
The Jayson Blair scandal forced his resignation after 20 months as Executive Editor.
Raines published his stint with The New York Times My Times in the Atlantic Monthly, and again in his memoir The One that Got Away.
In addition to his work as a journalist, Raines has published several books; "My Soul Is Rested" and "Whiskey Man" in 1977 and "Fly Fishing Through The Midlife Crisis" in 1993. He contributed to "Campaign Money", published in 1976.