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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The parent company of The Columbus Dispatch has offered voluntary buyouts for up to 25 newsroom employees to reduce costs as advertising revenues slip, the newspaper said Tuesday.

The Dispatch Printing Co. expects the buyouts to be complete by May.

The Dispatch, which has a daily circulation of about 235,000 and about 350,000 on Sunday, has 236 editorial employees.

Other newspapers, including The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, have taken similar steps as the industry struggles with declining ad revenue and decreasing circulation as readers turn to television and the Internet for news.

What would I tell a youngster interested in a career in newspapers? I'd say go for it, but keep your options open and get as much education as you can. You'll need it in your next job.