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Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue.com, With Politics Team Reported Cut

Condé Nast frames the consolidation as a bid for scale, prompting union claims of a gutted politics desk.

Overview

  • Teen Vogue will move under Vogue.com with Chloe Malle overseeing the imprint, and editor-in-chief Versha Sharma is departing.
  • The company says Teen Vogue remains a distinct property that will focus on career development and cultural leadership, following a similar shift that brought Vogue Business onto the platform.
  • Condé United and The NewsGuild of New York say six union members were targeted for layoffs, mostly BIPOC or trans employees, and report there are no dedicated politics staffers left.
  • Laid-off staffers, including politics editor Lex McMenamin and style editor Aiyana Ishmael, confirmed their exits on social media, with Ishmael alleging no Black women remain on the editorial staff.
  • Estimates of the cuts vary, with one report saying about half the team will stay and others citing roughly 70% reductions, and the company has not publicly confirmed a total.