New York Times Layoffs Update: 15 Newsroom Staffers Get The Ax
May 8, 2008 - The New York Post's Keith Kelly reports that the New York Times wielded the ax yesterday, laying off 15 involuntary staffers after not enough people accepted voluntary buyout offers:
The New York Times is laying off 15 journalists after the company acknowledged it fell short of its goal of getting 100 people to take voluntary buyout packages.
The axing is the first-ever mass firing of…