The Orange County Register will outsource copy editing and layout duties to Mindworks, an Indian company, for a one-month trial. Editors at Mindworks will work five times a week on selected editing and layout assignments, and will be overseen by the Register's editors.

"This is a small-scale test, which will not touch our local reporting or decision-making," said Register deputy editor John Fabris.

The Register is not the first newspaper company to outsource work to India; the Sacramento Bee and the Miami Herald have both announced plans similar to the Register's. Amid dropping circulation, outsourcing is becoming an increasingly viable option for newspapers looking to reduce costs - but it can also be a risk for editorial quality.

"In a time of rapid change at newspapers, we are exploring many ways to work efficiently while maintaining quality and improving local coverage," Fabris said.

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