Inside Teen Vogue: 'Our readers consider themselves activists'

Once known for its beauty tips, Teen Vogue has become a powerful critic of the Trump administration. What’s behind its transformation?Charlie Knoles is a 39-year-old meditation coach and father based in California. He reads Politico, ProPublica and the Wall Street Journal, and posts on Facebook about all sorts, including science, technology and ethics. But recently he posted: “I now go to Teen Vogue for serious journalism.”Not your average consumer of glossy magazines aimed at teenage girls, Knoles first found himself on the title’s website in December. “All my friends were talking about Donald Trump gaslighting America. I saw the links they were posting going to Teen Vogue. When I clicked through, I saw a fantastically well-reasoned piece of writing.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Trump administration will end protected status for Hondurans

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teen Vogue is ditching print, but it’s still making ‘magazine’ covers for Snapchat

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[ Digiday | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who Should Lead ALA?

The American Library Association is facing significant financial challenges. The Trump administration wants to gut federal support for libraries. And librarians are fighting over whether our next executive director should be required to have a MLS degree. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump renews bid to eradicate arts and library funding

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Trump Renews Bid to Eliminate Library Funding, NEA, and NEH

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Hearst Magazines Taps New Global VP | People on the Move

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In bookstores, immersion – and volumes of refuge

Beneath a surge in interest for books about the Trump administration, booksellers see something more: Readers seeking to connect and make sense of a tumultuous time. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Spicer's 'insider's account' of Trump administration to Biteback

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PW Notables of the Year: Becky Anderson

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The Digital Double Standard

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Hillary Clinton to guest-edit December issue of Teen Vogue magazine

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[ The Guardian | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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House Votes to Save Library Funding, NEA and NEH

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IBT Media Rebrands as Newsweek Media Group | Industry Notes

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[ Betanews | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At SIBA's Spring Event, ABA Addresses Idea of Bookstores as Safe Havens

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Inside Teen Vogue: 'Our readers consider themselves activists'

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[ The Guardian | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Politics Was Front and Center At This Year’s AWP Conference

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2017: Keynoter Azar Nafisi Urges Writers to Resist Tyranny

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