Thursday Afternoon in the Blogosphere

The Employees working in Operations at the newspaper are holding their breath that the grim reaper does not pay us a visit in the latest round of layoffs. Pressman Robert Kitchens checking the Wall Street Journal for correct page count.

• Here's a classy LAT farewell note - Kevin Roderick
• More Carnage at the LA Times - Matthew Fleischer
• Big-name layoffs begin at the L.A. Times - Mark Lacter
• LA Times Layoffs Due To Movie Ad Falloffs - Nikki Finke
• Tribune Co. layoffs stretch to Los Angeles Times - Crains
• Leader moving to three days a week for print edition - Daily Leader
• LA Times Editor Gives Pep Talk in the Face of Layoffs - Fishbowl LA
• San Diego Union-Tribune exploring options for newspaper - LA Times
• LA Times cutbacks, papers for sale, and other speculation - Gary Scott
• Newsonomics is a Survival Manual for Journalists - Newspaper Death Watch