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TimeInc. announced this afternoon that it will be shuttering Teen People magazine, effective with the September 2006 issue. They will continue to run TeenPeople.com, however. This move echoes the suspension of ElleGirl earlier this year, wherein the glossy paper mag was shelved but the online version remained active. The memo from John Huey and Ann Moore of Time Inc. is after the jump; according to the memo, Time Inc. is "taking immediate steps to place as many Teen People magazine employees as possible within Time Inc."
UPDATE: So what happens atop the masthead? Currently, Lori Majewski is the Teen People managing editor and Zena Burns is the managing editor of TeenPeople.com. Time Inc. spokesperson Ali Zelenko has confirmed that unfortunately, it's Majewski who is out of a job. Zelenko said that every effort will be made to find Majewski, who came over to Teen People from Us Weekly almost a year ago, another spot at Time Inc. The rest of the online staff will remain intact ; Zelenko says they are "hoping to place as many magazine staff as possible within Time Inc."
July 25, 2006
To: Time Inc. Employees
From: Ann Moore and John Huey
Re: Teen People
We regret to inform you that we are suspending publication of Teen People magazine, effective with the September 2006 issue. We will continue to invest in the brand through TeenPeople.com which shows promise and growth. Teen People's groundbreaking launch in 1998 as a magazine and website was an industry first, and one that we remain proud of.
This decision was a difficult one because of the hard work of the magazine's talented staff and the support of its many loyal readers. We are taking immediate steps to place as many Teen People magazine employees as possible within Time Inc.
A. M. J. H.
