Teen Vogue changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion. That era could be over.
Teen Vogue changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion. That era could be over.
Teen Vogue changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion. That era could be over.
Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
On November 3, Condé Nast announced that the Vogue brand would absorb Teen Vogue, resulting in the layoffs of at least six staffers, “most of whom are BIPOC women or trans” according to a statement released by the Condé Union.
Both in 2016 and now, the changes at Teen Vogue reflect a larger political and cultural moment taking place throughout the country. Eleven years ago, conversations about race, gender and systemic inequity began to take a more prominent place in media and politics, leading to an expansion of diversity in hiring and messaging across industries. But the journalists brought in to help build trust and strengthen credibility on anti-trans legislation, grassroots activism and more, are being pushed back toward the margins.