Janet Elder

{{short description|American journalist}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|07|06}}

| birth_place = Poughkeepsie, New York

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|12|20|1956|07|06}}

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| occupation = Writer, editor, reporter

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Janet Elder was a writer, author, editor and reporter who worked for The New York Times for about three decades. She began working for the Times as a reporter in the mid-1980s, and eventually became one of their top editors. At her death in 2017, she was one of the highest ranking women at the Times.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/21/obituaries/janet-elder-a-top-editor-at-the-times-is-dead-at-61.html|title=Janet Elder, a Top Editor at The Times, Dies at 61|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=2017-12-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-01|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} During her tenure, she wrote about several social issues, explained survey results, and edited for election analyses. She also conducted administrative work behind the scenes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2017/12/22/janet-elder-top-editor-times-dead/zJvbHgY1vuYqE86OQOREvO/story.html|title=Janet Elder, a top editor at the Times, is dead at 61 - The Boston Globe|work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2018-02-01}}