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]
 Cover of Teen's Winter 2007 issue | |
| Editor-in-chief | Jane Fort[1] |
|---|---|
| Categories | Teen, lifestyle[1] |
| Publisher | Hearst Corporation Jayne Jamison |
| First issue | 1954 |
| Final issue | Winter 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Santa Monica, California |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 1934-5348 |
Publication history
editTeen 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
editFollowing 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
editThe magazine had nine sections: New Stuff, Tech Girl, Celeb Stuff, Celebs, Look, Fashion, Get Real, Absolutely You, and More:
- New Stuff — anything recently released that was attractive to the magazine's readership, such as technology, accessories, clothes, and makeup.
- Tech Girl — about technology, especially "trendy" technology and game reviews.
- Celeb Stuff — reviews of movies, television shows, books, and music, young celebrity quotes, celebrity fashion and makeup tips, and a celebrity style quiz.
- Celebs — celebrity facts, quotes, essays, and predictions, as well as occasional posters of teen stars and a quiz.
- Look — beauty articles, such as those concerning hair and makeup.
- Fashion — clothing section that talked about knits, jeans, clothes for individual body shapes, crafts, and a quiz.
- Get Real — articles written by actual teenagers. Articles included "True Stories from Real Teens", where teens send in their personal essays, "Ask Sophi", an advice column for dating questions, and a quiz.
- Absolutely You — advice and quizzes about readers' personal lives, crushes, and bodies.
- More — at the end of the magazine; included fortune telling, a fictional story, horoscopes, comics, and "Why Me?", a collection of embarrassing stories from readers' real-life experiences.[6]
Music
editThe magazine released Teen Mag Music 2000 Volume 1, a compilation music CD.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Teen Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Bloomberg News (March 2, 2002). "Primedia to Shut Down Teen Magazine". The New York Times.
- ^ Copulsky, Erica (April 25, 2003). "HEARST SCOOPS UP SEVENTEEN FROM PRIMEDIA". New York Post.
- ^ A. W. (January 22, 2009). "Not Keen on Teens". Women's Wear Daily.
- ^ KidMagWriters.com-children's magazine writers information center Archived December 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Teen Mag Music 2000 Volume 1 Archived 2005-10-30 at the Wayback Machine