Ousted Cathie Black talks to Fortune About Making a Comeback

After being ousted as the chancellor of New York City public schools after merely 95 days, former Hearst magazines boss Cathie Black granted one of her first interviews to Fortune, and seemed to be in good spirits.

“It was like having to learn Russian in a weekend — and then give speeches in Russian and speak Russian in budget committee and City Council meetings,” she said about her brief stint in the public sphere.

Before managing magazines, including Cosmopolitan and Oprah’s O, Black also built USA Today for Gannett.

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