Word reaches me via Guy Clapperton that the inevitable has finally happened.
The UK’s trade mag for journalists, Press Gazette, has closed after 41 years.
The title’s recent fortune’s could be seen by some as a portent for the media industry across the land.
A once strong and outspoken magazine run by journalists for journalists is then bought and run by a PR cause celeb who then decides it’s not worth the money so chucks it on the heap. After 41 years of reporting about reporting the Press Gazette bows out by annoucning its closure on its website.
This was indeed a great shame. I wonder though if it might be one of those titles that makes a re-appearance at some stage under another guise? There is certainly some brand heritage there and if it could talk wider about media including social media . . who knows? Sad to see it go.
It’s a good point,David. But I get the feeling that in this day and age once a print mag has gone it’s gone for good. The impact of online publishing is just too great I fear.
Ironically (and I think others have pointed this out too) PG’s coverage of social/online media was really good while it lasted!