buyouts

And another one drops at the Washington Post! Michael Calderone at Politico is reporting that legendary writer David Broder is the latest to take a buyout from the paper, though he'll remain on contract. The 78-year-old Broder told Calderone there were two reasons he's leaving: (1) he can get off the newsroom budget, and help them save a little dough and (2) they're giving him a "generous" package.  read more »

Romenesko has a memo from the Guild that says the deadline to apply for a Times buyout has been extended from yesterday to March 7. That's because other than a few high-profile volunteers--Linda Greenhouse, David Cay Johnston--there haven't been nearly enough applicants.  read more »