Susan Sherring is leaving the Ottawa Sun

Susan Sherring has been a part of the _ ** Ottawa Sun ** _ since day one, when the paper launched in 1988. Now, she’s taking a buyout.

Sherring announced the news Thursday evening on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/SusanSherring/status/801910296138878976

It comes amid a grim financial picture at parent company Postmedia, which also publishes the _ ** Ottawa Citizen ** _ . Postmedia started offering buyouts in October with the goal of reducing its payroll by 20 per cent. It threatened more layoffs if that target is not met. In January, the company laid off 90 employees, including 12 at the _ ** Sun ** _ .

Postmedia has faced kickback after the _ ** Globe and Mail ** _ reported top executives received $2.3 million in bonuses, despite the company’s difficulties.

Reaction to Sherring’s decision to leave has poured in from her fellow journalists, the public and even a few from city hall:

https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/801926612639973376

https://twitter.com/LucyvanOlden/status/801912187413471232

https://twitter.com/DougHempstead/status/801911903115214848

https://twitter.com/alisonmah/status/801910944200847360

https://twitter.com/MarkDayNews/status/801919081398026241

https://twitter.com/ottawastart/status/801929985544032257

https://twitter.com/SusanSherring/status/801922467963039746

https://twitter.com/SusanSherring/status/801921870312472576

https://twitter.com/SusanSherring/status/801919643829018624

https://twitter.com/JODYMITIC/status/801919137811460096