RIP, Editor & Publisher magazine

[beardpuller]

The only E&Ps we ever saw were in the school library and then at our newspaper, but they disappeared as quickly as the Swimsuit Issue in a frat house (and to true journalism goobers, perhaps served a similar purpose).

I remember that although the magazine would stay in the school library the centerfolds of pica sticks, proportion wheels, ATEX terminals, TRS80s with acoustic couplers, and lineotype machines would be missing.

Whenever the pages were stuck together, I always told myself it was just from the waxer...

The waxer! I'd forgotten about the waxer, but thanks to you, now I can smell the damn thing.

 

[BYH]

I heard today that Eraser Clapper is going quarterly.

 

[Drip]

Poynter says AJR is going from bi-monthly to quarterly.

If a publisher or editor says he or she has discovered the way for papers to make money on the Internet - will there be anybody there to report it?

Just goes to show that advertising and the Web don't mix.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Same thing happened to ``Blacksmith & Buggy Whip,'' a long-ago monthly. ;D

I know a blacksmith/horseshoer. He's never hurt for money or business. Then again, there aren't too many people in his line of work.

 

[forever_town]

Let's not forget Chalk Makers Digest going online only.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Anyone remember Brill's Content?

It's been gone for a long time now, but that was almost as good as E&P sometimes.

 

[Editude]

I used to try to go through department mail early so I could grab the latest E&P and see what jobs I might reach some day. Seeing openings, real openings with lengthy descriptions, was a real inspiration. A real era ender.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

When does "Blogger & Tweeter" launch?

 

[YankeeFan]

Me three. But E&P died for me as a must read/visit the days I found J-Jobs and Romenesko.

Sucks about E&P. I love trade publications -- at least the ones that don't just run press releases.

Is it common knowledge among journalist that Romenesko is also the webmaster of Starbucksgossip.com?

Fun site for friends & foes of the country's biggest coffee company.

 

[playthrough]

Anyone remember Brill's Content?

It's been gone for a long time now, but that was almost as good as E&P sometimes.

(raises hand) It was tremendous. Way ahead of its time, unfortunately.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Anyone remember Brill's Content?

It's been gone for a long time now, but that was almost as good as E&P sometimes.

Better than E&P, I thought.

 

[BRoth]

Now-former columnist for E&P has reaction on blog: http://steveouting.com/2009/12/11/3-links-that-explain-editor-publishers-demise/

 

[Small Town Guy]

Maybe some hope for E&P..
http://gawker.com/5426884/could-editor--publisher-survive

We hear E&P editor Greg Mitchell has received multiple calls from parties interested in possibly buying the magazine, and that he's working furiously to make some kind of deal happen.

 

[Den1983]

Not good at all. A sad day for journalism.