The New York Times is gearing up to lay off another big bunch of staffers. And just last night the paper announced that it's appointed someone new to head up human resources at the Times beginning December 31. Best of luck, Todd McCarty. You're going to need it. [Gawker, NYT]
The White House released a list of all its staffers and their salaries, including the director of African American media, who makes $13,000 per year more than the director of Hispanic media. What would Sonia Sotomayor say?