Four publications reached the end of the road: In contact, life and style, closer And First for women.
McClatchy Media Company, who owns and operates magazines, informed the staff on Friday that the four will be sunset in the coming weeks when the final numbers are published in late June, The Hollywood Reporter learned.
“Despite the best efforts of many of our talented colleagues, we could not develop a profitable business model for four of our magazine titles. Firstly for women, in contact, life and style And Closer will publish their latest editions between June 20 to 27, “said McClatchy spokesperson Julie Pendley THR. “We are grateful for the significant contributions of the affected employees and provide support during the transition.”
We do not know how many employees are affected by layoffs. THR contributed to additional comments on the number of staff members affected.
The new mark another blow for media and magazines affairs, which has undergone dismissals and general reductions in recent years due to the drop in readership, algorithmic changes, an increase in AI and a slope to social platforms like Tiktok. This week, Business Insider confirmed that it reduced its staff by 21% layoffs which would have an impact on each department.
McClatchy closets are certainly mark the end of an era for the celebrity tabloid company with the loss of three high -level titles in space. Although McClatchy is best known as a newspaper publisher with writing room operations such as The Kansas City Star, Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Charlotte Observer And the more, he widened his scope in the lifestyle and entertainment categories when she merged with Accelerate360, a distribution, logistics and media company.
He acquired US Weekly In the merger, and according to a source, this title was “always the star” above In contact, life and style And CloserThe latter covered the old generation of stars while the first two are much more traditional brilliant celebrity tabloids. “It is very expensive to print these days,” added a source of closures. “The figures are continuously, but there is always value in these brand names, so it is always possible that someone can buy and keep them alive.”
Despite the printed withdrawal, magazines boasted of online readership and considerable follow -up on social networks. On Instagram only, both Life and style And In contact counted north of half a million followers in addition to robust websites.
According to a publisher letter published by the editor -in -chief Liz Vaccariello, First for women was founded in 1989 and published every two weeks. The emphasis was current on the supply of “orientation and encouragement on everything, from beauty and fashion to health, psychology, diet and nutrition. In addition, everything related to food, family and house, ”according to Vaccariello.
While publicists in Hollywood talents may not shed tears today, those who have earned their lives in the weekly celebrity space in one of the publications have a difficult period. “Just another black Friday in the tabloid sector,” said a source with a sigh.
Bethany Joy Lenz reads a copy of Life and style During New York Fashion Week on February 6, 2005.
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