Four in the morning

1. The Wall Street Journal is making googly eyes at Los Angeles, hoping, as the New York Times does, to take advantage of a severely weakened Los Angeles Times. LAO

2. AOL plans to be the "largest net hirer" of journalists next year. Ad Age (via Romenesko)

3. Yahoo and Huffington Post are getting cozy. Beet.tv (via Romenesko)

4. Meg Whitman wants to buy your vote, but you'll have to buy your own drink. fishbowlLA