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2 unusual facts about Howell Raines


Howell Raines

Raines was appointed Executive Editor of The Times in September 2001, serving until May 2003, when controversy stemming from the Jayson Blair scandal led to his dismissal.

He was Executive Editor of The New York Times from 2001 until he left in 2003 in the wake of the Jayson Blair scandal.


Jodi Kantor

After corresponding with New York Times columnist Frank Rich about how that paper could improve its arts coverage, she was brought on as editor of the Arts and Leisure section by Howell Raines.

John M. Geddes

Boyd stepped down on June 5, 2003, along with the paper's former executive editor, Howell Raines, in the wake of the Jayson Blair scandal.


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