Vibe Vixen To Stop Publishing | Teen Vogue Too?

Add Vibe Vixen and, possibly, Teen Vogue to the magazine graveyard. Vibe Media CEO Steve Aaron announced that the “urban female” title Vibe Vixen will cease regular publication with their August/September issue. After that, it will live on via “special issues focusing on urban culture themes” and, like so many cancelled magazines, through its Web site. Of course there will also be a number of layoffs at Vibe Media as a result. Meanwhile, Page Six is reporting that Condé Nast may have the axe fall on Teen Vogue. Quoting the always elusive “insider”: “Teen Vogue could be the next to fold. Their ad pages are down and people are freaking out. A bunch of editorial staffers have recently jumped ship, including [editor-in-chief] Amy Astley’s assistant, and many more are looking for new jobs.”

A rep for Condé Nast said, “Not true. Teen Vogue makes money.” Yes, but is making money enough to convince Condé Nast to keep publishing?

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