United States Supreme Court
Supreme-Court-Whisperer Linda Greenhouse Takes $300K Times Buyout
Courtesy of Indiana University
Linda Greenhouse, the Pulitzer-winning diviner of the inner workings of the Supreme Court and one of the great New York Times institutions, has asked to leave the paper under a voluntary buyout program.
"For 30 years, my internal clock has been set to the Supreme Court's calendar, but the buyout got my attention and it's a really good deal," she said in an interview with Media Mob last night.
The Times announced on Valentine's Day that 100 newsroom staffers would lose their job, and they'd begin the painful process by offering
buyouts. The first deadline to volunteer for a buyout is on March 5 and Ms. Greenhouse has applied. read more »
