“With a surprise announcement, WHYY laid off 16 full-time workers and one part-timer yesterday as part of what the organization characterized as ‘an employee restructuring plan’ designed to keep the budget balanced while WHYY moves ‘in new directions.’ The move, encompassing 8 percent of WHYY’s staff, should trim about $1.2 million in salary and benefits,” and countered what employees said had been management’s continual reassurances “that the station was economically healthy.”