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Chuck Philips among those leaving The sheer length of "the list," as it was widely referred to on the Web Tuesday, underscored the magnitude in human toll of the cost-slashing campaign under way at the Los Angeles Times. The names of L.A. Times staffers taking buyouts or getting pinkslips began to circulate in journo circles on Monday night, fueled by postings on numerous media-centric ...
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L.A. Times lets go of staffersVariety.com 7/16/2008
Publishing News: Chuck Philips among those leaving -- The sheer length of "the list," as it was widely referred to on the Web Tuesday, underscored the magnitude in human toll of the cost-slashing campaign under way at the Los Angeles Times.
L.A. Times lets go of staffersVariety.com 7/16/2008
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