Editor & Publisher: Trade Publication Goes Dark
December 11, 2009
You have to admire the magazine sector. On one hand, the mainstream magazine folks in the US are creating an iTunes for magazine articles. On the other hand, according to CIO, “108 Year Old Editor and Publisher Going Out of Business.” The subhead is clear:
A going concern since 1901, Editor & Publisher — “America’s Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry” — is going away a time when that industry continues to get smaller by the day.
I wonder if Google could have saved this publication. I wonder if a mainstream magazine publisher could have saved this publication. I wonder if News Corp. could have saved this publication?
The answer must be “no” since the story said:
From a memo issued this morning by the publication’s owner, Nielsen Business Media: “We’ve made the decision to cease operations for Editor & Publisher and Kirkus Reviews. This move will allow us to strengthen investment in our core businesses – those parts of our portfolio that have the greatest potential for growth – and ensure our long-term success.”
The author of the story seemed to speak directly to the addled goose when he wrote:
Those media bashers who gloat over these losses are sadly misinformed, and, in some cases, cruelly oblivious to the pain being suffered by journalists and their families. Those who believe these losses won’t matter are simply wrong.
There are blogging opportunities galore in my opinion.
Stephen Arnold, December 11, 2009
I wish to report to the US Forest Service that I was not paid to write this short recycled news item. The trees in my backyard seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Nah, just my imagination.
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