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Who's Taking the Los Angeles Times Buy-Out

A list of Los Angeles Times writers who may soon leave the paper has been posted on the website LA Observed. The list includes writers Henry Weinstein and Greg Krikorian, Pulitzer Prize-winning writers David Willman and Sonia Nazario, LA Then and Now columnist Cecilia Rasmussen, and Los Angeles Poll Director Susan Pinkus. Tribune Company head Sam Zell announced last month that hundreds of jobs would be eliminated because of declining revenue. The list is comprised of Times employees who have applied for the Company's buyout offer. Larry talks with Kevin Roderick, Editor of laobserved.com, and Mark Lacter, contributor to LA Magazine, he writes the business blog for LA Observed.com and talks about business with KPCC's Morning Edition host Steve Julian.