Who (magazine)

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Who is a celebrity news and entertainment weekly magazine published in Australia by Are Media. [1] It was launched in February 1992 as a sister magazine to the United States weekly People , with a name change facilitated because of an existing Australian lad's mag of the same name. [2]

Between March 2012 and March 2013, Who had a circulation of 121,708 copies and a readership of 473,000. [3] [4] It is edited by Shari Nementzik, who previously edited OK! magazine. [1]

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