Editor | Deanna Sutton |
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Categories | African American women's interest |
Publisher | Sutton Media |
Founder | Deanna Sutton |
Year founded | 2002 |
Final issue | 2007 (print) |
Country | United States |
Based in | Atlanta |
Language | English |
Clutch was an online magazine and blog network whose stated target audience is "today's young, hip, progressive Black woman". [1] The magazine was started as a print publication in 2002. [2] It was part of Sutton Media. [2] Following a temporary closure the magazine was relaunched as an online-only publication in 2007. [2]
In 2009, digital media consultancy Elemental Interactive made a strategic investment in Clutch. Elemental (a former division of WPP plc's Grey Global Group), was to take an undisclosed stake in Atlanta-based Sutton Media, Clutch's publisher. [3]
Sites on which articles from Clutch are republished include The Grio, a division of NBC News, a daily online news and opinion platform devoted to delivering stories and perspectives that reflect and affect African-American audiences.
Clutch's editorial staff included Danielle Belton, Yesha Callahan, Britni Danielle, and Jessica Andrews. [4]
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