New York Times staffers stage walkout

Scores of staffers at The New York Times walked out of the New York office yesterday in protest of plans to reduce the paper's editing staff.

"As a journalist, I've been saved by my copy editors many, many times," said Nikole Hannah-Jones, a reporter for the New York Times Magazine who took part in the walkout. "They play a critical role in the newsroom."

The company announced earlier plans to lay off editors in favor of hiring new journalists.

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