Washington Post staffers don’t play very nice. Last week, after Style reporter Mark Leibovich announced he was moving to the New York Times, news columnist David Broder slapped a “fourth grade sign” on his back which read “Traitor.”
Leibovich preceded to walk around the Post’s fourth floor newsroom with the sign on his back for 45 minutes until a merciful colleague alerted him to it. Shortly thereafter, White House correspondent Dana Milbank sent an email to Post staffers naming the culprit as columnist David Broder.
Don’t worry, Leibovich, they won’t do that to you over at the Times. Or at least if someone does, we’re sure the Style folks will at least make sure it coordinates with your outfit.
Post Colleague Tags Leibovich “Traitor” [Gabriel Sherman, Media Mob]