ignation , ▁along ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Ger ald ▁Bo yd , ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁issue ▁of ▁The ▁Times . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁L ely vel d , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁Executive ▁Editor ▁of ▁The ▁Times ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁agreed ▁to ▁replace ▁R aines ▁on ▁an ▁inter im ▁basis . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Bill ▁K eller ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁as ▁R aines ' ▁permanent ▁replacement . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁the ▁Charlie ▁Rose ▁show ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁R aines ▁admitted ▁that ▁Sul z berger ▁had ▁" ask ed ▁[ him ] ▁to ▁step ▁aside ." ▁ ▁Later ▁activities ▁R aines ▁review ed ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Executive ▁Editor ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 1 , 0 0 0 - word ▁piece ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁issue ▁of ▁The ▁Atlantic . ▁In ▁it ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Sul z berger ▁in ▁the ▁shared ▁conv iction ▁that ▁The ▁Times ▁had ▁grown ▁compla cent ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁mer it ocracy ▁in ▁the ▁assignment ▁of ▁stories ▁to ▁rep or ters . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁private ▁meeting ▁with ▁rep or ters ▁called ▁by ▁Sul z berger , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁owner ▁announced ▁K eller ' s ▁succession ▁to ▁R aines ' ▁old ▁job , ▁Sul z berger