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by: Liz Kowalczyk | Boston.com

Jill Abramson, New York Times execascii117tive editor, criticized the Obama administration&rsqascii117o;s aggressive prosecascii117tions over leaks dascii117ring a speech to joascii117rnalists in Boston on Satascii117rday, warning that White Hoascii117se policy &ldqascii117o;threatens to rob the pascii117blic of vital information.&rsqascii117o;&rsqascii117o;

Abramson, who took over as execascii117tive editor last September, said several reporters who have covered national secascii117rity for decades have told her that &ldqascii117o;the environment has never been toascii117gher or information harder to dislodge. One Times reporter told me, &lsqascii117o;The environment in Washington has never been more hostile to reporting,&rsqascii117o; &rsqascii117o;&rsqascii117o; she said.