Seventeen Magazine

Seventeen Magazine

Seventeen Magazine. Hearst Corporation. Editor in Chief: Michelle Tan. ISSN 0037-301X

Magazine Summary:

17 is widely regarded as the first American  teen magazine debuting in the early 1940s. In it's current state, the magazine aims to help regular girls deal with regular problems. There’s an advice column for readers to submit their own questions and several articles featuring the extraordinary lives of regular girls as well as celebrities.

Critical Evaluation:

This magazine feels refreshing. Celebrities are highlighted, but the focus remains on anonymous everyday girls who have been through an ordeal or excel at a certain sport, etc. This magazine aims to highlight the accomplishments of real girls and encourage other girls to follow their dreams. The ads can sometimes be for expensive items, but the magazine still features items that the average american teenager can afford.

Information about the Editor in Chief:

From Hearst’s website:

Tan joined People in 2002 as an editorial assistant, later rising to staff writer from 2004 to 2009, covering human interest and entertainment stories, celebrity cover stories and awards season in Los Angeles. After rising to senior editor in 2011, Tan was named special projects editor in 2014 where she was responsible for overseeing, packaging and editing special double issues for the weekly magazine, subscriber specials and newsstand issues, including Half Their Size, Hollywood’s Most Talked About Bodies, Hollywood’s Hottest Bachelors and World’s Most Beautiful People.

Curriculum Ties:

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Challenge Issues:

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Intended Audience:

Girls 10-19

Why is the material included?:

I loved this magazine when I was teenager.

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