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Friday, February 29, 2008

Law - NYT reporter Linda Greenhouse may move on

The AP reported yesterday:

Linda Greenhouse, who has covered the Supreme Court for The New York Times for 30 years, said Wednesday that she has accepted a buyout package from the newspaper.

Greenhouse joined the Times in 1968 and started covering the court in 1978, making her career there longer than any of the current justices except John Paul Stevens, who came on in 1975. * * *

Greenhouse, 61, said in a phone interview that she had been planning to retire in a few years anyway and that the buyout offers, which were announced by the newspaper last week, came along at an opportune time.

"I don't feel like I'm leaving anything undone after 30 years on this beat," she said. * * *

Greenhouse said she had various academic writing and speaking commitments that went well into next year, adding that she plans to remain "actively engaged in thinking and writing about the court."

Say it isn't so, Linda.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 29, 2008 06:38 AM
Posted to General Law Related