Abbot wrote for the Hearst's New York Journal American in 1921. Later, he was named the editor of Christian Science Monitor, a position which he held from 1922 to 1927.[2]

Abbot was among the founding editors of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.[3] He played a role leading the movement for Ethics Enforcement with Herbert Bayard Swope working on the constitution of the ANSE. All these actions taken towards ethics amelioration was seen negatively by president Hopwood. Throughout this ethics debate Abbot was on the board of directors of the ANSE. He later served as president of the ANSE.