The BBC has reported that Fran Unsworth, the BBC's head of newsgathering, and Ceri Thomas, editor of BBC's Radio 4 Today programme, have been asked to fill in for them.
Separately, the editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) announced his resignation in the wake of the bureau's involvement in the Newsnight programme.
Iain Overton had tweeted before the start of the programme that Newsnight would feature an item, which the BIJ worked on, about a "senior political figure" who is a paedophile.
His message - "If it all goes well we've got a Newsnight out tonight about a very senior political figure who is a paedophile" - was retweeted 1,574 times.
Although the programme did not name the politician, it led to speculation on the internet, wrongly implicating former treasury minister Lord McAlpine.
A message on Mr Overton's Twitter page said: "Iain Overton has resigned as editor of the Bureau."
Meanwhile, the decision to pay a year's salary to outgoing director general George Entwistle has been widely criticised.
Mr Entwistle resigned on Saturday after the Newsnight report led to a former senior Conservative party member being wrongly accused of child abuse.
The BBC Trust is expected to publish a preliminary report today into the decision by Newsnight to broadcast the erroneous allegation.
The report was commissioned by Mr Entwistle before his resignation.
Former head of editorial policy at the BBC Phil Harding has warned against a culture of "one mistake and you're out" at the BBC.
Speaking on RTÉ's News at One, Mr Harding said while people expect a high standard of the BBC, editors are human beings.
He said the editorial structure at the BBC News had "got a bit messy", and a clear chain of command now seems to have been established as a result of this controversy.
Mr Harding added that the BBC must not be "cowed into cautiousness" by the current controversy, and it is important that editors continue to have confidence, and the backing of the organisation to do strong, robust journalism, including investigative journalism.
Meanwhile, MPs from across the political divide said the payout of £450,000 to Mr Entwistle after just 54 days in the post is unjustifiable and shows the BBC is out of touch.
Under the terms of his contract, Mr Entwistle was entitled to only six months' pay.
However, the BBC Trust said that the additional payment had been agreed as a reflection of his continuing involvement with the various BBC inquiries now under way.
Chairman of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee John Whittingdale said the trust had to explain how it could justify such a large pay-off.
"A lot of people will be very surprised that somebody who was in the job for such a short period of time and then had to leave in these circumstances should be walking away with £450,000 of licence fee payers' money," he said.
Harriet Harman, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, added: "It is not justifiable for the BBC to pay double the contractually required sum to the director general on his resignation. It looks like a reward for failure.
"George Entwistle should decline to accept any more than is required under his contract.
"This is not the way to restore public confidence in the BBC."
Acting director general Tim Davie yesterday received a report which Mr Entwistle had commissioned from BBC Scotland director Ken MacQuarrie into how Newsnight came to wrongly implicate former Tory Party treasurer Lord McAlpine in the north Wales children's home scandal of the 1970s and 1980s.
Before he resigned, Mr Entwistle warned that it could result in disciplinary action against staff.
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