Last week, as you probably know, the Tribune Co. offered employees of the
Los Angeles Times buyouts in order to reduce the staff; if not enough people accept, then
layoffs are expected. Among the buyout takers is
Robert Niles, who is leaving LATimes.com to devote full time (at least for a while) to his personal niche websites,
ThemeParkInsider.com and
Violinist.com. Both sites have been side ventures maintained while holding down a staff job (the latter with his wife, a violinist). Niles apparently is the only editorial member of the LATimes.com staff to have accepted the buyout offer.
