The Dallas Morning News said today that 111
newsroom employees have accepted buyouts.
"The number of confirmed acceptances meets our strategic
newsroom realignment goals, and we have a very deep and capable
team of about 450 professionals to continue producing a newspaper
of distinction," Jim Moroney, publisher of the paper, said in a
statement. "As we empower reporters and photographers to further
apply methods in new media to communicate stories, our emphasis
will remain squarely on excellence in every regard."
Translation: The writers and graphics
people we have left will largely depend on trolling the Internet
for information.