Ottawa Citizen reducing staff

At least 42 people have accepted buyout offers at the Ottawa Citizeb, and some are leaving the paper as early as Friday. The president of the Ottawa Newspaper Guild, Lois Kirkup, said 10 editorial staff are among the employees taking buyouts, including such veteran reporters as Bruce Ward, Bert Hill and Dave Rogers. Kirkup said another large area of the paper being trimmed is the advertising department. More than a dozen people in that division are taking buyouts, she said.