WaPo Internal Memo: Mary Ann Akers Out

An internal memo was sent to WaPo staff today regarding the employment of reporter Mary Ann Akers. This comes a day after FishbowlDC inquired about her employment status to WaPo PR and received a response of deafening silence. But now the news is out: Akers is leaving to help Rep. Patrick Kennedy write his sobriety memoir Coming Clean. Note the present tense of the book title.

The memo:

Mary Ann Akers, a talented reporter and wonderful colleague, is
leaving The Post to take on a challenging book-writing opportunity.

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