Teen (magazine)

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Teen
Teen Magazine Winter 2007.jpg
Cover of Teen's Winter 2007 issue
Editor-in-chiefJane Fort [1]
Categories Teen, lifestyle [1]
Publisher Hearst Corporation
Jayne Jamison
First issue1954
Final issueWinter 2009
CountryUnited States
Based in Santa Monica, California
LanguageEnglish
ISSN 1934-5348

Teen was an American teen and lifestyle magazine for teenage girls. The content of Teen included advice, entertainment news, quizzes, fashion, beauty, celebrity role models, and "real-girl stories". [1] The magazine was published between 1954 and 2009. [2]

Contents

Publication history

Teen was launched in 1954.

In 1999, the magazine — along with the Petersen Publishing Company's other titles — was sold by Peterson to Emap. Primedia acquired Teen in 2000, but it was shut down in 2002 (other than special issues like Teen Prom). [3] Hearst Magazines bought Primedia's teen magazine titles (including Teen and Seventeen ) in 2003, [4] reviving Teen.

Closure

Following the closure of its Cosmogirl in October 2008, Hearst Magazines decided in December 2008 [2] to end publication of Teen magazine. The winter 2009 issue was the last. A spokesperson said, “We will continue to publish the annual Teen Prom issue, but will focus our teen publishing efforts on the Seventeen brand.” The spokesperson also noted that teenmag.com would be absorbed into the Hearst Teen Network of sites over the next month. [5]

Content

The magazine had nine sections: New Stuff, Tech Girl, Celeb Stuff, Celebs, Look, Fashion, Get Real, Absolutely You, and More:

Music

The magazine released Teen Mag Music 2000 Volume 1, a compilation music CD. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 John David Ebert (September 2, 2011). The New Media Invasion: Digital Technologies and the World They Unmake. McFarland. p. 198. ISBN   978-0-7864-8818-6.
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