Seventeen Magazine, began publishing in 1944. Current publisher: Hearst Communications Inc., New York City, NY, Editor in Chief Ann Shoket.
Plot Summary: This is a teenage beauty and fashion magazine geared towards 12-19 year olds. The magazine always features a young female celebrity on the cover. It is published 10 times a year. There are articles about celebrities, dating advice, fashion, hairstyles, fun quizzes, prom, parties, health, college life, beauty, makeup, clothes, and towards the end they always showcase an in depth research article about a hot topic.
Critical Evaluation: According to the the Huffinton Post Seventeen magazine is the number 1 teen magazine on the newstand. It is a fashion and beauty magazine that has more than 13 million readers. Ann Shoket relaunched seventeen.com in April of 2007, and the website continues to be the number 1 teen magazine site and top 10 of all teen sites. This magazine is all about fashion, celebrities and dating advice. It is not much more than a magazine that helps girls attract a boyfriend. It does not have much substance in the writing and even though it tries to showcase girls of all shapes and sizes, it usually does not.
Editor Information: According to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-shoket Ann Shoket became the editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine in January 2007. Before coming to Seventeen magazine Shoket was the executive editor of CosmoGIRL! since 2003. Before that she was senior editor with the Parade family of publications. She also created the independent Web magazine Tag. She began her career as a reporter with renowned journalist Steve Brill at The American Lawyer. She has a BA from NYU and a certificate in Media Management from The New School.
Genre: Teen Girls
Curriculum Ties: N/A
Booktalking Ideas: N/A
Reading Level/Interest Age: 13+
Challenge Issues: N/A
Why included? This magazine has been around since 1944, so it is very popular among teenage girls.
Plot Summary: This is a teenage beauty and fashion magazine geared towards 12-19 year olds. The magazine always features a young female celebrity on the cover. It is published 10 times a year. There are articles about celebrities, dating advice, fashion, hairstyles, fun quizzes, prom, parties, health, college life, beauty, makeup, clothes, and towards the end they always showcase an in depth research article about a hot topic.
Critical Evaluation: According to the the Huffinton Post Seventeen magazine is the number 1 teen magazine on the newstand. It is a fashion and beauty magazine that has more than 13 million readers. Ann Shoket relaunched seventeen.com in April of 2007, and the website continues to be the number 1 teen magazine site and top 10 of all teen sites. This magazine is all about fashion, celebrities and dating advice. It is not much more than a magazine that helps girls attract a boyfriend. It does not have much substance in the writing and even though it tries to showcase girls of all shapes and sizes, it usually does not.
Editor Information: According to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-shoket Ann Shoket became the editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine in January 2007. Before coming to Seventeen magazine Shoket was the executive editor of CosmoGIRL! since 2003. Before that she was senior editor with the Parade family of publications. She also created the independent Web magazine Tag. She began her career as a reporter with renowned journalist Steve Brill at The American Lawyer. She has a BA from NYU and a certificate in Media Management from The New School.
Genre: Teen Girls
Curriculum Ties: N/A
Booktalking Ideas: N/A
Reading Level/Interest Age: 13+
Challenge Issues: N/A
Why included? This magazine has been around since 1944, so it is very popular among teenage girls.
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