Overview

• The Washington Post is threatening to impose involuntary layoffs if it does not reach its target of 240 voluntary buyouts by mid-December.
• Interim CEO Patty Stonesifer has informed staff that only 120 employees have accepted the buyout package so far.
• Executive Editor Sally Buzbee disclosed that only 36 out of the 119 newsroom staff needed have accepted buyouts.
• The Washington Post Guild has advised its members to wait until the last minute to accept the buyouts.
• Incoming CEO William Lewis, starting in January, will have to deal with the financial struggles of the organization.