More on Coll's Departure

The New York Times has more on Friday’s not-so-surprising- but-still-a-surprise departure of one of the Post’s biggest names:

“‘This is a bittersweet day for me,’ Mr. Coll said [Friday] when news of his departure, which had been rumored for a week, became official. He is to start next month and will be based in the magazine’s Washington bureau, covering national security, intelligence and foreign affairs.”

As was to be expected, Post executive editor Len Downie fought hard to keep Coll or at least some association with Coll–even urging him merely to take a leave of absence from the paper rather than leave entirely.

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