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'Jane' Magazine Gets Jettisoned: The Meaningless Memos

Anna — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:12:51 EDT

The internal memo about the demise of Jane Magazine is making the rounds, and we've got a copy. The summary: It was a difficult decision to shut down the magazine, and Conde Nast President/CEO Charles H. Townsend says that his company has come to believe "that the magazine and the website will not fulfill our long-term business expectations." Blah, blah, blah. Translation: "We wasted too much fucking money on Portfolio." Townsend's memo, and a press release, after the jump.

After considerable thought, we have decided to cease publication of Jane, effective with the August 2007 issue. The website, janemag.com, will also be shut down. This difficult business decision was made despite the efforts and hard work of Brandon Holley, Carlos LaMadrid, and Jane's editorial and advertising staffs. The following press announcement was just released. Tom Wallace and I, and all of us at CNP, are grateful to everyone who contributed to Jane over the past few years.

Conde Nast Says Goodbye To 'Jane' Magazine [Crain's New York]

Jennifer Schonborn Out At 'Elle'; Is Nina Garcia Next?

Jennifer — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:34:29 EDT

The slow and steady dismantling of the Elle magazine old guard continues apace with today's ouster of Elle.com executive editor Jennifer Schonborn for Keith Pollock, veteran of Conde Nast's Style.com and friend of the magazine's new creative director Joe Zee.

A recap: Last fall, Elle founding creative director Gilles Bensimon underwent a demotion in title and was moved to the bottom of the masthead. Zee came on soon after, and, in the space of the next three months, no fewer than five edit-side staffers departed the magazine (art director Guillaume Bruneau, articles editor Danielle Nussbaum, fashion news editor Susan Cernek, market editor Silvia Sitar, associate editor Meaghan Schwarting, and editorial assistant Lindsay Talbot). Now Schonborn goes. So who's next? Word on the street is that the girls in the Elle fashion department are worried for Fashion Director and Project Runway bad-cop Nina Garcia, who is said to dislike Zee and, more ominously, is currently out on maternity leave.

Under Zee Influence [Fashion Week Daily]