NYT memo on staffers taking buyout offers (Bye bye Fox Butterfield!)

The Poynter Institute ^ | July 29, 2005 | The New York Times

[Dont Mention the War]

From Romenesko:

July 29, 2005

To the staff:

As many of you already know, a number of our colleagues are leaving The Times newsroom after accepting the company's recent buyout offer. Some will not leave until later in the summer; a few will stay on longer. You have already seen a few articles about your departing colleagues in Ahead of The Times, and more tributes will follow.

But since a handful of those who have taken the buyout will mark their last official day at the paper today, we wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to wish them well, or drop them a line, if you have not had the opportunity to do so already. Here is a list of those who will be leaving the building, at least officially, as of today:

. Neil Amdur, Senior Editor, News Admin

. Linda Amster, Deputy, News Information and Technology

. Jan Battaile, Deputy Editor, Washington Bureau

. Fox Butterfield, Correspondent, Boston Bureau

. John Darnton, Associate Editor

. Marjorie Goldsborough, Researcher, Washington Bureau

. Robert Hanley, Reporter, Metro

. Caroline Herron, Staff Editor, Book Review

. George James, Reporter, Metro

. Iver Peterson, Reporter, Metro

And in case you missed it, the following people have already left the building:

Michael Anderson, staff editor, Book Review

Al Breuning, clerical staff

Charles Conway, clerical staff

Stay tuned for more news and articles about other colleagues who will be bidding us farewell, including those who will mark their last days in August and beyond.

[Grampa Dave]

These are the lucky ones with time in place.

Others will get a termination notice, a few weeks salary and an adios.

The good news continues.

[Mo1]

have you seen this?

[sportutegrl]

Don't let the door hit you in the @$$ on the way out.

[DuckFan4ever]

The NYT is reducing staff through buyouts? How much of a reduction are they making? At least this is a humane way to do it. Sounds like some people are going to be getting pink slips later. Hopefully enough attrition will occur to prevent a mass layoff. I may hate the NYT's blatant liberal bias, but the foot-soldiers in the paper aren't necessarily all like that. Kind of like how all teachers are wild-eyed liberals, even though the NEA is a bunch of crazy libs.

[TheForceOfOne]

On the flip side the NY Post which is a right wing leaning paper in the same city has shown dramatic growth.....Coincidence? lol

http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/51420.htm

RUPERT MURDOCH TO BE POST PUBLISHER
August 3, 2005

Excerpt:

The Post's circulation has shown extraordinary growth in the past five years, rising 57 percent from the six-month period ending in March 2000 to the six-month period ending in March 2005.

The paper currently sells 678,105 copies daily, Monday through Friday, according to the March publisher's statement from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

During the five-year period, the paper experienced five consecutive six-month periods of double-digit circulation growth.

[untenured]

This is the end, then, of his famous "crime is going down despite the number of people in prison going up" line of journalism. Will Alfred Blumstein ever get quoted again?

[jpl]

I think I speak for about 98% of America when I say:

*Yaaaawn.*

[adorno]

A complete ass-backwards approach to the problems plaguing the NYT.

They're letting people go instead of letting go of their radical left-leaining ideology and agenda.

You can sell more papers with a more honest approach to reporting the news and balancing out agendas. Especially in the editoriaal pages.

Circulation will continue to suffer as well as any prospects of profits.

Stupid is as stupid does.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Don't let the glass door hit you on the way out.

Buh Byeeee

[adorno]

Don't let the glass door hit you on the way out. Buh Byeeee>

I was a little late in catching your reply to my post.

But, you gotta be kidding right?

I don't have a dog in the NYT fight. I could care less who is let go. My problem with them, in case you didn't understand, is that they're trying to attack or solve their problems from the wrong direction.

Get it now???

[EQAndyBuzz]

hehehe.... I wasn't referring to you. I was referring to the NYT staffers leaving. :)

Sorry if it didn't come out that way.

[dennisw]

NYT is probably getting rid of the more sober minded employees/ Making room for some young liberal yahoos.