Media

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The New World of Indie Media

14 September 2020 • By M.C. Nanda

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The New World of Indie Media

As traditional media continues to buckle under the pandemic, writers and media personalities are leveraging their own followings by launching subscription newsletters and podcasts.

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Katie Grand's New Project: 'It's Not Just Another Magazine'

11 September 2020 • By Tim Blanks

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Katie Grand's New Project: 'It's Not Just Another Magazine'

BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks talks to the super-stylist and recently departed editor of LOVE about her surprising new project, The Perfect Magazine.

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What Fashion Media Can Learn From the Chinese Model

10 September 2020 • By Zoe Suen

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What Fashion Media Can Learn From the Chinese Model

The country’s media players share many of their Western counterparts’ struggles, but their rapid adoption of digital shifts provides valuable lessons.

The BoF Podcast: Cathy Horyn on Why Fashion Media Must Evolve

3 September 2020 • By BoF Team

3 September 2020 • By BoF Team

The industry veteran and renown Critic-at-Large at New York Magazine and The Cut discusses how the pandemic has shifted the way journalists cover fashion, signalling an editorial transformation.

The BoF Podcast: Cathy Horyn on Why Fashion Media Must Evolve

The industry veteran and renown Critic-at-Large at New York Magazine and The Cut discusses how the pandemic has shifted the way journalists cover fashion, signalling an editorial transformation.

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The September Issue Gets an Overdue Makeover

31 August 2020 • By Alexandra Mondalek and Daphne Milner

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The September Issue Gets an Overdue Makeover

For years, magazines disproportionately relied on white mega-celebrities to sell the most important issue of the year to advertisers. Now, they're responding to readers who want more diversity by featuring women of colour and independent brands. Will the shift pay off?

The BoF Podcast: LOVE Magazine’s Editors on the Fashion Magazine’s New Role in Culture

30 July 2020 • By BoF Team

30 July 2020 • By BoF Team

Ben Cobb and Pierre A. M’Pelé discuss the creative process behind LOVE’s latest two-volume issue and how they responded to the unprecedented events of the last six months.

The BoF Podcast: LOVE Magazine’s Editors on the Fashion Magazine’s New Role in Culture

Ben Cobb and Pierre A. M’Pelé discuss the creative process behind LOVE’s latest two-volume issue and how they responded to the unprecedented events of the last six months.

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O: The Oprah Magazine to Cease Regular Print Publication

25 July 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

25 July 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

The joint venture between Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. and Hearst Magazines marked its 20 year anniversary in April and is known for covers featuring the media mogul and its annual Oprah's Favorite Things gift guide.

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O: The Oprah Magazine to Cease Regular Print Publication

The joint venture between Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. and Hearst Magazines marked its 20 year anniversary in April and is known for covers featuring the media mogul and its annual Oprah's Favorite Things gift guide.

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Troy Young Exits Hearst: What Happens Now?

23 July 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

The yet-to-be-named replacement for Young, who was the subject of a recent New York Times exposé documenting alleged lewd comments and other inappropriate behaviour, will be left to reckon with advertising-based publishing’s challenged business model.

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Troy Young Exits Hearst: What Happens Now?

The yet-to-be-named replacement for Young, who was the subject of a recent New York Times exposé documenting alleged lewd comments and other inappropriate behaviour, will be left to reckon with advertising-based publishing’s challenged business model.

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Suzy Menkes Exits Vogue International

1 July 2020 • By Chavie Lieber

1 July 2020 • By Chavie Lieber

The veteran journalist, best known for her work at the International Herald Tribune, joined Condé Nast International six years ago to lead runway show coverage and develop its live events business.

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Suzy Menkes Exits Vogue International

The veteran journalist, best known for her work at the International Herald Tribune, joined Condé Nast International six years ago to lead runway show coverage and develop its live events business.

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Why It’s So Difficult for Condé Nast to Change

1 July 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Why It’s So Difficult for Condé Nast to Change

The company became one of the world’s most influential publishers by packaging and selling a vision of a specific type of wealth and privilege, an image that was also baked into the publisher's internal culture. Now, amid resignations and workplace turmoil, current and former employees say that this culture is frustrating the company’s efforts to evolve.