About 100 staffers at the
Washington Post are on the way out after
accepting
buyout packages, including Bob Woodward. The legendary journalist, who passed
on
Post buyouts the first two times
the company offered, has a complicated exit
package,
according to the
Washington City Paper.
It's also notable who's
not leaving
the
Post newsroom during this buyout
round: managing editor Len Downie. Yet former
Post newsroom boss Ben Bradlee
thinks
Downie will leave soon, and the
New York
Times reports
that
Post management is interviewing
possible replacements.
Radar critic
Charles Kaiser also
believes
Downie will be out by Inauguration Day 2009.
Also in the media
glare:
The White House accuses
NBC News of selective editing of an interview with President Bush.
Thomson Reuters will reportedly cut
up to 1,500 jobs this year, some
in editorial.
The Boston Globe creates
a Web site for local moms.
Host Jim Lehrer says
PBS' The News Hour is in bad
financial shape.
Bob Schieffer signs
a long-term CBS deal.