E&P's newspaper trends

It is that time of the year when we look back at some of the developments in the industry and editor and publisher have done a good review of the newspaper industry in the last 12 months

Besides,especially in the states,the closures of many papers the big question for them has been

As newspapers' advertising-based business model started to let them down, one of the biggest questions of the year has been whether or not newspapers should start charging for their online content. So far, there has been a lot of talk but not much action.

But that wasn't the only trend

1.the idea of a journalist not using Twitter is verging on inconceivable.

2.Is Hyper local just hype or will it be the future?

3.Does a nonprofit business model have a significant place in the media landscape? and

4.Is there money in mobile or for that matter the E-reasder?

are all amongst the topics as well as the continued arguments about Google,

RIP Editor and publisher

So Editor and Publisher is to cease publication after 125 years.

No doubt a victim rather like Press Gazette of the plethora of media bloggers around the world,nevertheless a great shame that an insititution is forced to close after all that time.

There may be some hope for its resurrection though as it itself reports that

The expressions of surprise and outpouring of strong support for E&P that have followed across the Web -- Editor & Publisher has even hit No. 4 as a Twitter trending topic -- raise the notion that the publication might yet continue in some form.