'New York Post' Memo About Leaking Leaked

Apparently, some orders of silence just don’t take, at the New York Post.

Gawker reveals that a memo to staffers from Editor Col Allan urging them not to discuss a recent lawsuit against the paper by a former Post staffer was leaked to the Web site by four, count 'em, four different sources. Allan urged staffers in the memo not to discuss the lawsuit by former Postie Sandra Guzman, which you may recall included a string of allegations involving managers and some, er, inappropriate conduct.

"While we are in the midst of this litigation, we urge you to do your best to focus on your work and respectfully ask that you not discuss it with fellow employees or people outside the company," Allan's memo stated. "Thank you for your cooperation." Perhaps he thanked some of them too soon. -- Joe Strupp