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The rumor mill had it right. Buyouts aimed at reducing staffing at the Philadelphia Inquirer and its Knight Ridder stablemate The Daily News were announced this morning. In a memo to staff Tuesday, Daily News Editor Michael Days called it "a lousy day." He said full-time Guild-covered employees were eligible. "The goal is to reduce our staff by about 25 employees before the end of the year," he wrote. "The Inky's goal is about 75 staffers.

Topic: Memos Sent to Romenesko Date/Time: 1/12/2005 4:03:08 PM Title: Philly Inquirer memo re calls to ex-subscribers Posted By: Jim Romenesko Memo sent to Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board members making calls to former subscribers. Thank you for doing this. Pat will give your list of names and numbers shortly. Here's a rough idea of a script. Introduce yourself as a member of the editorial board. You've heard that the person stopped the paper over concerns with election coverage (do not pin it on 21 Reasons; in fact, many people who cancelled did so over Polman or other issues), and you...