Glamour magazine goes digital-first and cuts back print editions

Job losses expected as publisher Condé Nast announces UK version of title will move from monthly to twice a yearThe British edition of the fashion title Glamour is to implement a digital-first strategy under which it will print a magazine twice a year and merge its editorial and commercial operations, it has announced.The last of the monthly print editions will be released next month, publisher Condé Nast said on Friday. Jobs losses are expected as a result of the change to a “mobile-first, social-first” format, though the publisher declined to say how many. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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