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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    L.A. Times Buyouts

    This week, dozens of reporters, columnists and editors at the paper accepted buyouts. They will be leaving in the coming weeks and months. The list includes many who have worked at the paper for decades. What does this latest gutting mean for the future of the Times? And for journalism in L.A.?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 25, 2015 • 1 min read

    This week, dozens of reporters, columnists and editors at the paper accepted buyouts. They will be leaving in the coming weeks and months. The list includes many who have worked at the paper for decades. What does this latest gutting mean for the future of the Times? And for journalism in L.A.?

    The full episode

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    L.A. Times Buyouts, Native American Schools, and The Comedians
    1. 0:00L.A. Times BuyoutsYou’re reading this
    2. 10:10Dollar General vs. Choctaw Nation
    3. 18:28Native American Schools
    4. 26:37The Comedians
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    L.A. Times Buyouts, Native American Schools, and The Comedians
    1. 0:00L.A. Times BuyoutsYou’re reading this
    2. 10:10Dollar General vs. Choctaw Nation
    3. 18:28Native American Schools
    4. 26:37The Comedians
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