M Magazine

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M Magazine
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Categories Teen magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Total circulation
(2011)
235,935 [1]
First issueJanuary 2000 (2000-January)
Final issue2016 (print), 2017 (online)
Company Bauer Publishing
CountryUnited States
Based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
LanguageEnglish
Website www.m-magazine.com
ISSN 1533-9149

M Magazine was a monthly print teen magazine and website. It was published by Bauer Publishing, the United States division of the German firm Bauer Verlagsgruppe. The first issue was released in January 2000.

Contents

Bauer Media announced in November 2015 that the print edition of M Magazine would end with the early 2016 issues, but that it would continue as an online-only venture. [2] The M Magazine website stopped updating in 2017 and the website now redirects to J-14 .

Profile

Like the majority of teenage magazines, it contains common features like teen gossip, quizzes, fashion, hot couples, posters and more with celebrities that are of interest to its readers. Many Disney, Nickelodeon and Pop music stars are usually the focus and on cover of the magazine.

An annual survey in 2007 by Experian Simmons Research of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, found that M Magazine tied among American girls 8 to 14 for familiarity, with nearly one in three girls in that age group surveyed saying they had read or looked at the magazine.

Circulation

Circulation was 217,183 copies in 2006. [3]

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References

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  2. Dool, Greg (November 23, 2015). "Bauer Media Takes M and Twist Digital-Only". Folio. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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