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Seventeen Mag

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Executive Managing director	Kristin Koch
Categories	Teen magazine
Frequency	Bimonthly
Publisher	Hearst Magazines
Full circulation (2017)	2,020,492[1]
First consequence	September 1944
Land	United States
Based in	New York City
Language	English
Website	www.seventeen.com
ISSN	0037-301X

Seventeen is an American bimonthly teen magazine based in New York City. The magazine'due south reader-base is 13-to-19-twelvemonth-old females and is published by New York Urban center-based Hearst Magazines. Information technology debuted in New York Urban center in Baronial 1944.^[ii] It began equally a publication geared toward inspiring teen girls to go model workers and citizens.^[3] Soon subsequently its debut, Seventeen took a more mode- and romance-oriented approach in presenting its material, while promoting self-confidence in young women. It was first published based in New York City on September 1944^[4] by Walter Annenberg'southward Triangle Publications and The Atlantic Monthly Company in 1944 to 1946.

Seventeen 's history [edit]

The first published in New York City of Seventeen, Helen Valentine, provided teenaged girls with working-woman role models and information about their personality development and overall growth. Seventeen enhanced the role of teenagers as consumers of pop civilization. The concept of "teenager" as a distinct demographic originated in that era. In July 1944, King Features Syndicate began running the comic strip Teena, created by cartoonist Hilda Terry, in which a typical teenager'due south life was examined. Teena ran internationally in newspapers for 20 years.

Subsequently Seventeen was launched in New York City in September 1944,^[5] Estelle Ellis Rubenstein, the magazine'south promotion director, introduced advertisers to the life of teenaged girls through Teena, selling advertising in Seventeen at the aforementioned time. From 1945 to 1946, the magazine surveyed teen girls to better sympathise the mag's audience. The magazine became an important source of information to manufacturers seeking guidance on how to satisfy consumer need among teenagers. Today, the magazine entertains and promotes self-conviction in young women.^[6]

Sylvia Plath submitted most 50 pieces to Seventeen before her first curt story, "And Summer Volition Not Come up Again", was accepted and published in the Baronial 1950 effect.^[7]

Joyce Walker became the beginning black model to be featured on the cover of Seventeen in July 1971. In 1981, Whitney Houston was also featured on the encompass of the mag.

New York Metropolis-based News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988 and sold Seventeen to One thousand-3 Communications (afterwards Primedia) in 1991. In 1999 Linda Platzner was named Publisher and then President of the Seventeen magazine group.^{[eight] [nine]} Primedia sold the magazine to New York City-based Hearst in a process led by Platzner in 2003. Seventeen remains popular on newsstands today despite greater contest.

In 2010, author Jamie Keiles conducted "The Seventeen Magazine Project", an experiment in which she followed the advice of Seventeen magazine for 30 days. In 2012, in response to reader protests against the magazine's airbrushing its models' photos, Seventeen ended its practice of using digital photo manipulation to raise published photographs. (See more than below under Controversy).^[10]

In August 2016, Michelle Tan was fired from her position as editor in chief while she was on maternity leave.^[11] It was appear shortly thereafter that Michele Promaulayko, who was appointed editor in main of Cosmopolitan, would also serve every bit Seventeen 'south editorial director.^[12] Starting with their Dec/Jan 2017 issue, the magazine was to outset publishing only six problems a year instead of 10, to focus on their online presence to appeal to the Generation Z market. In October 2018, information technology was announced that Jessica Pels would take over from Promaulayko as editor in chief of Cosmopolitan, and that Kristin Koch was appointed Seventeen's new executive managing director, overseeing all its content.^[13] In November 2018, it was announced that Seventeen'southward print editions would be reduced to special stand-alone problems.^[14]

International editions [edit]

• The South African edition of Seventeen magazine is published by viii Ink Media based in Greatcoat Town. The editor is Janine Jellars. The mag ceased publication in 2013.
• The Philippine version is published by Summit Media, just information technology ceased publication in April 2009.
• The Mexican edition is published by Editorial Televisa, but it ceased publication for COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020.
• The Indian edition is published by Apricot Publications Pvt. Ltd in Mumbai.
• The Malaysian version of Seventeen is published by Bluinc.
• Seventeen Singapore is published by SPH Magazines.
• The Thai edition of Seventeen is published by Media Transasia Limited in Bangkok.
• In the Britain there is no Seventeen magazine, but there is a similar magazine recently touted equally a fresher and edgier competition to Teen Vogue called Company.
• The Japanese version of Seventeen is published by Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Seventeen in other media [edit]

Seventeen has too published books for teens, addressing such topics as beauty, style, college, and health and fettle.

America's Next Height Model [edit]

Seventeen was a sponsor of America's Next Top Model. The winners of America's Next Top Model from seasons seven through 14 have each appeared on a cover of Seventeen magazine, including CariDee English, Jaslene Gonzalez, Sal Stowers, Whitney Thompson, McKey Sullivan, Teyona Anderson, Nicole Fox, and Krista White. Originally, the magazine only planned on sponsoring the testify from cycles 7 through x; however, with such a high success rate and a neat opportunity the magazine provided for these women, information technology sponsored the cycles until the prove decided to move the winners to Vogue Italia.

Cyberbu//y [edit]

In 2011, Seventeen worked with ABC Family to make a motion-picture show most a girl who gets bullied online called Cyberbu//y. The bespeak was to raise sensation of cyber bullying and to "delete digital drama". The film premiered July 17, 2011, on ABC Family.

Controversy [edit]

In April 2012, 14-year-quondam Julia Bluhm from Waterville, Maine, created a petition on Alter.org titled "Seventeen Mag: Requite Girls Images of Existent Girls!' advocating for the magazine publication to vow to print at least one unaltered and Photoshop-Complimentary monthly photo spread".^[15] As a cocky-proclaimed "SPARK Peak Activist", Bluhm petitioned for an end to digital photo manipulation.^[xvi]

In May 2012 Bluhm, her female parent, and a group of beau "SPARK Summit" members were invited to the New York headquarters of Seventeen by editor-in-main Ann Shoket.^[17]

On three July 2012, Bluhm appear that her petition had "won" after receiving near 85,000 signatures online, resulting in Seventeen 's editorial staff pledging to always characteristic one photo spread per month without the use of digital photo manipulation. Furthermore, Seventeen 'due south editor-in-chief Shoket published an editorial praising The Body Peace Treaty in the Baronial 2012 Seventeen effect, offering the push confronting digital photo manipulation as an extension of the magazine's ongoing Torso Peace Projection.^[xviii]

Project Rails: Threads and Project Track: Junior [edit]

Seventeen was a sponsor of Project Runway: Threads, now a sponsor of Projection Runway: Junior. The winners of Projection Track: Junior from seasons one and two have had their designs feature in a mode spread of Seventeen, including Maya and Chelsea.

Editors [edit]

• Helen Valentine (1944–1953)
• Enid A. Haupt (1953–1970)
• Midge Richardson (1975–1993)
• Maci Hunter (1993–1994)
• Caroline Miller (1994–1997)
• Meredith Berlin (1997–1999)
• Patrice Thou. Adcroft
• Mia Fausto-Cruz
• Simon Dumenco
• Sabrina Weill
• Annemarie Iverson (2000–2001)
• Atoosa Rubenstein (2003–2007)
• Ann Shoket (2007–2014)
• Michelle Tan (2014–2016)
• Michele Promaulayko (2016–October 2018)
• Kristin Koch (October 2018–present)

Changes in United States encompass price [edit]

Year	Price (The states$)	Inflation adjusted price[nineteen]
1944	0.xv[xx]	2.21
1949	0.30	iii.26
1953	0.35	3.39
1958	0.xl	3.59
1961	0.50	4.33
1974	0.65	iii.41
1974	0.75	3.94
1977	1	4.27
1981	1.25	three.56
1984	1.50	3.74
1988	one.75	iii.83
1990	ane.95	3.86
1993	2.25	4.03
1995	ii.50	4.25
2005	2.99	three.96
2012	3.99	4.50

Logos [edit]

From September of 1944, there are four different logos for this magazine. The first and electric current logo has been in use from September 1944 to June 1977, and is in the utilize again from Jan 2004, the second logo has been in utilise from June 1977 to August 1992, the 3rd logo has been in use from August 1992 to February 2002, and the fourth logo has been in use from February 2002 to January 2004.

References [edit]

1. ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Brotherhood for Audited Media. June 30, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
2. ^ "Seventeen Delivers Nigh Twice The Audience of Teen Vogue". Seventeen Actionista. Hearst Magazines. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
3. ^ Massoni, Kelley (15 June 2010). History. ISBN9781598745047.
4. ^ "Tweens, Teens, and Magazines" (PDF). Kaiser Family Foundation. Jan 2013. Retrieved 19 Baronial 2015.
5. ^ "Magazines in Alphabetical Order". Radcliffe Establish . Retrieved October 19, 2015.
6. ^ Massoni, Kelley (March 2006). "'Teena Goes to Market': Seventeen Magazine and the Early on Construction of the Teen Daughter (As) Consumer" (PDF). The Journal of American Culture. 29, Number 1 (Theme Issue). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-04.
7. ^ Ames Lois. A Biographical Note. The Bell Jar. by Sylvia Plath. New York: HarperCollins, 1998
8. ^ Bounds, Wendy (May 6, 1999). "Teen Magazines Spotlight". The Wall Street Periodical.
9. ^ Fass, Allison (September 10, 2001). "Executive Changes at Media Firms". New York Times.
10. ^ Bazilian, Emma (July 3, 2012). "Teen's Petition Leads to 'Seventeen' Body Prototype Pledge". Adweek.
11. ^ Paiella, Gabriella (Baronial 22, 2016). "Report: Hearst Fired Seventeen EIC Michelle Tan During Her Motherhood Get out". The Cutting.
12. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (September 6, 2016). "Michele Promaulayko Named Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan". Women'southward Wear Daily. Penske Media Corporation.
13. ^ Hays, Kali (October 10, 2018). "Hearst Cleans House, Forges Alee With Bold Digital Moves". Women'due south Wear Daily. Penske Media Corporation.
14. ^ Hays, Kali (November xiii, 2018). "Seventeen Magazine Cutting Print Downwards to 'Special' Issues". Women's Wear Daily. Penske Media Corporation.
15. ^ Cowles, Charlotte (July 5, 2012). "Seventeen Magazine Makes 'Torso Peace Treaty'". The Cut . Retrieved 23 Feb 2015.
16. ^ "SPARKmovement".
17. ^ Bazilian, E., Teen'south Petition Leads to 'Seventeen' Body Prototype Pledge , retrieved 23 Feb 2015
18. ^ "Julia Bluhm, 14, Leads Successful Petition For Seventeen Magazine To Portray Girls Truthfully". HuffPost. July 5, 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
19. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Cost Index for Utilise as a Deflator of Coin Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Lodge. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Alphabetize for Use equally a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United states (PDF). American Antique Order. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
20. ^ Sept 1944 embrace cost

External links [edit]

• Official site
• Official Indonesian site
• Edwin Miller Interviews for Seventeen Magazine Manuscripts and Athenaeum Division, The New York Public Library.

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