43 at Atlanta Journal-Constitution take buyouts

Forty-three newsroom employees at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have opted to take buyouts offered by the paper as part of a restructuring, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

There were up to 80 staffers among the 475 full-time newsroom employees at Georgia's largest newspaper who were offered the buyouts in February.

Most of those who have accepted the buyout will leave the newspaper on June 30, but some may be asked to stay longer to help provide continuity for the paper, spokesperson Mary Dugenske said.

The voluntary buyouts were presented to employees who are at least 55 years old and have more than 10 years at the paper. There will be no involuntary layoffs. Some staffers who remain may be asked to take on new roles at the paper, Dugenske said.

[Source: AP via Editor & Publisher]