By Kevin McCauley
Hearst Magazines today announced that Joanna Coles, editor-in-chief of Marie Claire, is replacing Kate White, the long-time editor of flagship Cosmopolitan, effective Sept. 10.
White will remain an advisor to Cosmo, while pursuing a writing and speaking career.
Coles
Photo: Marie Claire
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White moved to the top Cosmo slot in 1988. HM president David Carey praised her as a “huge talent who not only maintained Cosmo’s leadership position over the past 14 years, but also launched many brand extensions, including Cosmo Radio, bestselling books and a popular tablet edition.”
Cosmo remains the No. 1 newsstand magazine, but single-copy sales are down 15 percent for the first-half of this year. On the digital front, Cosmo is the first mag to crack the 100K sub level. Cosmo publishes editions in 64 countries and reaches more than 18M readers per-month.
The fashion magazine has been in the news of late due to the passing of its larger than life e-i-c Helen Gurley Brown, who guided the publication from 1965 to 1997.
Coles has been e-i-c of MC from April 2006. Earlier, she was executive editor of More (September 2004 to April 2006) and articles editor of New York Magazine (September 2001 to August 2004.)
She arrived in the U.S. in 1997 as New York bureau chief of The Guardian. She become New York columnist for The Times of London and frequent contributor to the BBC.
At MC, Anne Fulenwider takes over for Coles. She has been e-i-c for Brides since October. |