The new business of Editor & Publisher is business

The return of Editor & Publisher without its two most recognizable writers and editors, Greg Mitchell and Joe Strupp, raised a few red flags that the trade publication would be more about trade and less about news. That and the fact that its was bought by a company that publishes magazines about boats.

In an interview with the New York Times, the new owners confirms that he'll indeed shift the focus away from the news side:

Mr. McIntosh said in an interview that he wanted to shift Editor & Publisher’s focus toward the business and technology of the industry, with less emphasis on what happens in newsrooms.

(h/t E&P in Exile)

Four today

1. The newest Senator from Delaware argues for a robust federal shield law for journalists. LAT

2. The San Francisco Chronicle claims that it has cut itself to profitability. SF Weekly

3. Caught in trap of naughtiness, Canada's second-oldest magazine will reluctantly change its name: "Market research showed us that younger Canadians and women were very very unlikely to ever buy a magazine called The Beaver no matter what it's about." Reuters

4. The sportswriter who outed Mark McGwire's steroid use gets some vindication. E&P in Exile

E&P lives in exile

Former reporters and editors of the shuttered Editor & Publisher have taken up residence at the E&P In Exile blog, which launched on New Year's Eve.