J-14 (magazine) explained

J-14
Frequency:Monthly
Total Circulation:321,558[1]
Circulation Year:2011
Founded:1998
Firstdate:January 1999
Company:American Media, Inc.
Country:United States
Based:Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Language:English, Spanish

J-14 is a monthly teenage magazine marketed at pre-teen and teenage girls around age 11–19. It is one of the earliest teen celebrity magazines.[2] The magazine was among the top children's magazines in the 2012 list of Forbes.[2]

In November 2023, it was announced that the print edition of J-14 would be discontinued in January 2024.[3]

History and profile

Launched in 1998,[4] the first issue of the magazine hit stands in January 1999. It was started by Bauer Publishing, the United States division of the German firm Bauer Verlagsgruppe. The contents of these magazines include features like teen gossip, quizzes, fashion, posters, and information on celebrities that pertain to the readers. The name of the publication is a sound-alike abbreviation of its tagline "Just For Teens".

The headquarters of J-14 is in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.[5]

In April 2015, the Spanish language online edition the magazine was launched.[6]

American Media, Inc. acquired Bauer's US children's magazines in 2018.[7]

Circulation

An annual survey in 2007 by Experian Simmons Research of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, found that J-14 tied the former Nickelodeon Magazine among American girls 8–14 for familiarity, with nearly one in three girls in that age group surveyed saying they had read or looked at the magazine. Circulation was 217,183 copies in 2006.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120604044154/http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/magform.asp ABC
  2. News: Top Children Magazines In 2012. 3 October 2013. Forbes. 3 March 2012. Jason Collazo.
  3. Web site: Stephanie Sloane Exits A360media As VP, Editorial Director. 12 November 2023. Soap Opera Network. 11 November 2023. Errol Lewis.
  4. Web site: Media Kit 2015. My In Touch Weekly. 28 November 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142936/http://www.myintouchweekly.com/bauerpublishing/mediakits/BTG-MK-2015.pdf. dead.
  5. News: Nadine Cheung. J-14 Seeks New Editorial Team Member, Like, Seriously. 28 November 2015. FishbowlNY. 9 February 2011.
  6. News: Bauer Xcel Media Announces the WorldWide Launch of J-14 Espanol: es.j-14.com. 28 November 2015. PR News.
  7. Web site: Bauer Media sells most of US portfolio – 17 titles down to just four. Mediaweek. 2018-07-29. 2018-06-18.
  8. Olson, Elizabeth OMG! Cute Boys, Kissing Tips and Lots of Pics, as Magazines Find a Niche, New York Times, 28 May 2007, Retrieved 24 January 2009