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About UsStop the presses, while there are still presses to stop: The Arizona Republic's currently undergoing a massive reorganization, which according to one source at the Gannett McPaper will result in the administrative shorthand, "Online first, paper second." The reorganization will see the merging of the online and news departments into an Information Center, with all newsroom print staff being retrained in "Reporting and editing for the Web 101." As if that weren't humiliating enough, everyone in the online and news departments has had to reapply for his or her job in the last couple of days. (This "reapply" policy was also reported earlier today by KJZZ 91.5FM radio journo Marcos Najera.) The expectation is job titles will morph under the new paradigm, so that all serve the Information Center and its Orwellian needs. Leading the charge are Executive Editor Randy Lovely and his top hatchetman Editor/VP of News Ward Bushee.In this Brave New Wor