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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.

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Stuart Emmrich Is Out as Editor of Vogue.com

29 June 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

29 June 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

The former editor of The New York Times Styles section joined the fashion title at the beginning of the year.

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Stuart Emmrich Is Out as Editor of Vogue.com

The former editor of The New York Times Styles section joined the fashion title at the beginning of the year.

The BoF Podcast: Ibrahim Kamara on Photography as a Powerful Force for Change

23 June 2020 • By BoF Team

23 June 2020 • By BoF Team

The renowned stylist and fashion director talks to BoF’s Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about his time creating under lockdown.

The BoF Podcast: Ibrahim Kamara on Photography as a Powerful Force for Change

The renowned stylist and fashion director talks to BoF’s Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about his time creating under lockdown.

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Fixing the Whitewashed Influencer Economy

18 June 2020 • By Alexandra Mondalek

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Fixing the Whitewashed Influencer Economy

BoF breaks down the system of pay gaps, racist exclusion and algorithms that keep black influencers from excelling — and what needs to happen to make it stop.

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Op-Ed | Condé Nast’s Big Issue Is Classism

17 June 2020 • By Bonnie Morrison

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Op-Ed | Condé Nast’s Big Issue Is Classism

Social class remains curiously absent from America’s conversation on race, but it has always been in sharp focus at Condé Nast, writes Bonnie Morrison.

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A Reckoning and Reboot for Fashion Media

12 June 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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A Reckoning and Reboot for Fashion Media

As anti-racism protests spread from the streets to the corridors of powerful magazines like Vogue, the appointment of Samira Nasr, the first woman of colour to run Harper’s Bazaar, may offer a path forward.

The BoF Podcast: Graydon Carter Says, ‘There Is More Good Journalism Being Produced Now Than There Was 25 Years Ago’

12 June 2020 • By BoF Team

12 June 2020 • By BoF Team

The former Vanity Fair editor-in-chief lifts the lid on his 25-year run at the publication, what it’s like to make digital weekly newsletter Air Mail and the fate of media in a post-pandemic climate.

The BoF Podcast: Graydon Carter Says, ‘There Is More Good Journalism Being Produced Now Than There Was 25 Years Ago’

The former Vanity Fair editor-in-chief lifts the lid on his 25-year run at the publication, what it’s like to make digital weekly newsletter Air Mail and the fate of media in a post-pandemic climate.

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Anna Wintour Is Not Resigning, Says Condé Nast Chief

12 June 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

12 June 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

Speculation that the Vogue editor in chief might exit her role hit a fever pitch on Thursday, after a week of racial reckoning at the publisher.

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Anna Wintour Is Not Resigning, Says Condé Nast Chief

Speculation that the Vogue editor in chief might exit her role hit a fever pitch on Thursday, after a week of racial reckoning at the publisher.

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What Samira Nasr's Appointment Means for Harper's Bazaar and Fashion Magazines

9 June 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

Currently Vanity Fair's executive fashion director, the stylist will succeed Glenda Bailey as the magazine’s first black editor.

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What Samira Nasr's Appointment Means for Harper's Bazaar and Fashion Magazines

Currently Vanity Fair's executive fashion director, the stylist will succeed Glenda Bailey as the magazine’s first black editor.