Slate
Two points from
Jack Shafer:
* News organizations rely on turnover to keep them vital, and in many cases buyouts may help revitalize a few franchises.
* Buyouts initiate a series of reassignments that help replenish a news org's juices by bringing down the median age of staffers and making it possible for a publication to add lower-paying entry-level slots.
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Joel Achenbach writes in a post about WP's Pulitzer prizes: "Don't count out the veterans. Apparently some of these geezers know what they're doing."
(Washington Post)
"Buyouts initiate a series of reassignments that help replenish a...
