Jill Abramson joins Influencers with Andy Serwer

Yahoo Finance Editor-in-chief Andy Serwer sits down with Jill Abramson, former New York Times executive editor and author of "Merchants of Truth." After the interview was taped, Abramson was accused of plagiarism in her new book. Yahoo Finance reached out to Abramson for a follow-up interview to address the allegations. She declined, opting to issue a statement. Serwer sat down with Yahoo Finance Senior Writer Melody Hahm, who got a chance to question Abramson the night after the allegations came to a head, to talk about the controversy. In Abramson's interview with Andy, she discusses how media companies old and new are grappling with the digital age. Abramson gives her take on how news media covers President Donald Trump, and also reflects on being fired from the New York Times.