The Orange County Register is hiring dozens of reporters, focusing on print-first expansion » Nieman Journalism Lab

Why did the Orange County Register send reporters and photogs to cover 40 — yes, four-zero, 40 — high-school sporting events in one weekend? No, it’s not another news mob. Nor is it a one-time thing. At a time when many newspaper companies are starting to think digital first, the Register is investing in print. The…

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Translating the European Financial Mess – NYTimes.com

Much like our own recent housing crisis, the European financial mess is unfolding in a foreign language. It is the lingua franca of financial obscurity — “sovereign credit spreads” and other terms that most people don’t need, or care, to know. Yet the bottom line is simple: Europe’s problems are a lot like ours, only…

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Sony Admits Losing Out on Gadgets (washingtonpost.com)

plsfield:descriptionTOKYO, Jan. 20 — Sony missed out on potential sales from MP3 players and other gadgets because it was overly proprietary about music and entertainment content, the head of Sony Corp.’s video-game unit acknowledged Thursday.Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., said he and other Sony employees have been frustrated for years with management’s…

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