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hrmjustin

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Mon Jun 16, 2014, 11:09 AM Jun 2014

New York Times' Baquet has malignant tumor removed

Matthew Lynch

New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet had a malignant tumor on his kidney removed this weekend, he told staffers in a Monday morning email.

"I had minimally invasive, completely successful surgery on Saturday and my doctors have given me an excellent prognosis," he wrote.

The news of Baquet's illness comes promptly after a period of upheaval the the paper. Baquet, 57, took the top editorial position on the Times masthead only last month, after the surprise dismissal of Jill Abramson.

As managing editor, Baquet had been Abramson's second in command. He has yet to appoint his own.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2014/06/8547233/emnew-york-timesem-baquet-has-malignant-tumor-removed?top-featured-2

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