Editor & Publisher sold, revived

Duncan McIntosh Co., an Irvine magazine and newspaper publisher, bought media trade magazine Editor & Publisher from the Nielsen Co. late Thursday afternoon and immediately resumed online operations.

“We’re going to continue to be the main information source, the main idea source for the newspaper industry,” said Mark Fitzgerald, who was named E&P’s editor Thursday. “We’re all very excited around here about the news.”

Fitzgerald also noted that other media sources “can provide inspiration and innovation for our industry during this time of transition for newspapers.”

The print issue of the magazine will return in February and be published monthly after that. Posting on the magazine’s two blogs -- Fitz & Jen Give You the Business and the E&P Pub -- will restart today, Fitzgerald said.

Fitzgerald was previously the magazine’s editor at large and in his new role replaces Greg Mitchell, who has left the publication. Charles McKeown will continue as publisher and the five-person newsroom staff will remain in place, with the exception of Mitchell, Fitzgerald said.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed to the newsroom staff or the public, he said.

Nielsen officially closed Editor & Publisher on New Year’s Eve after announcing in early December that the magazine would cease publication. Duncan McIntosh is also publisher of several boating magazines and newspapers, and hosts the Newport Boat Show and the Lido Yacht Expo, both held in Newport Beach.

nathan.olivarezgiles

@latimes.com