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Alexi McCammond, Teen Vogue's new editor, to part ways with the magazine over social media backlash
Arts & Culture

Alexi McCammond, Teen Vogue's new editor, to part ways with the magazine over social media backlash

Calls for the magazine to replace her were mounting, with more than 20 Teen Vogue staff members posting a statement last week saying they had written management in support of readers and others alarmed by the now-deleted tweets.

Teen Vogue: Ulta Beauty pauses ad spending following outcry against newly appointed editor-in-chief, Alexi McCammond
Arts & Culture

Teen Vogue: Ulta Beauty pauses ad spending following outcry against newly appointed editor-in-chief, Alexi McCammond

McCammond, 27, was a noted political journalist before Conde Nast announced earlier this month she’ll replace Lindsay Peoples Wagner at digital-only Teen Vogue. Soon after the announcement, since-deleted tweets stretching back to 2011, when McCammond was in college, resurfaced, including several using racist and homophobic stereotypes.

Days after a staff-led uprising against racial injustice, Condé Nast faces 'overdue' reckoning
Lifestyle

Days after a staff-led uprising against racial injustice, Condé Nast faces 'overdue' reckoning

Condé Nast is one of many media organisations, including The New York Times, whose employees have questioned company leaders as people around the world have taken part in protests prompted by the killing of George Floyd.

Bon Appetit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport steps down amid allegations of racism as old brownface photo resurfaces online
Lifestyle

Bon Appetit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport steps down amid allegations of racism as old brownface photo resurfaces online

One staffer, Sohla El-Waylly, claimed on Instagram that she hasn’t been paid for appearing in videos for Bon Appetit’s popular YouTube channel, in contrast to white editors who did likewise.

Jaipur Literature Festival 2020: Elizabeth Gilbert, Dexter Filkins among names featured in second list of speakers
Life

Jaipur Literature Festival 2020: Elizabeth Gilbert, Dexter Filkins among names featured in second list of speakers

Bestselling author Asne Seierstad and the former Minister of European Affairs for Portugal and author of The Dawn of Eurasia, Bruno Macaes are also scheduled to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival

Priyanka Chopra's refugee t-shirt row: Why Condé Nast's explanation makes no sense
Entertainment

Priyanka Chopra's refugee t-shirt row: Why Condé Nast's explanation makes no sense

Condé Nast Traveller's explanation for why they styled Priyanka Chopra in that controversial "refugee" t-shirt leaves it open for more criticism

Reddit reaches for profits through a geek-culture bazaar
News & Analysis

Reddit reaches for profits through a geek-culture bazaar

The self-dubbed "Front Page of the Internet" is going for a milestone it has been trying to reach since its founding in 2005: profitability...

Conde Nast India Launches Apps for the PlayBook
News & Analysis

Conde Nast India Launches Apps for the PlayBook

Publishing group Conde Nast India's online and web division released two applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook upon the PlayBook's launch.