Washington Post Offering Buyouts In Newsroom
The Washington Post announced a voluntary buyout program today that will affect up to 48 people, or eight percent of the newsroom staff.
The AFP reports that the offer is not being extended to all newsroom departments and certain volunteers will be turned down if “we feel their departure would impair our journalism,” executive editor Marcus Brauchli said. “That said, it is important that we achieve real savings.”
According to ombudsman Patrick Pexton:
Depts protected under buyout: natl politics, natl security; foreign; investigative; Style/Sports columnists, Weekend, Sunday Outlook
— Patrick Pexton (@WaPoOmbudsman) February 8, 2012
Also protected under buyout graphics and Capital Business
— Patrick Pexton (@WaPoOmbudsman) February 8, 2012
Unprotected under buyout: Metro/local, photo, sports, business, Style editors and reporters, and everything else in newsroom.
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