Ten employees of the Reno-Gazette Journal, a Nevada-based newspaper, have accepted voluntary buyouts to retire by the end of the year, according to the newspaper's Web site.

These ten veterans include five senior writers and editors at the newsroom - Managing Editor Tonia Cunning, columnist Cory Farley, reporter Don Cox, sportswriter Steven Sneddon and newsroom administrative assistant Sharon Genung.

The buyouts were offered to employees who were over 50-years-old and who had worked for the Gannett Co. Inc., the newspaper's parent company, for more than 20 years. According to Editor & Publisher, employees were given two weeks pay for every year of service.

The newspaper has 450 employees.