Jocelyn Longworth

Is Your Teen Magazine Cheating On You?

Is Your Teen Magazine Cheating On You?

In a world of teen publications filled with phony fluff and fashion, Reluctant Hero and Spank! get real

Walking into a story meeting for the magazine Reluctant Hero is like walking into a rowdy pyjama party-minus the nightgowns and slippers. Eight teens crowd around the sofa, flipping through the glossy pages ofSeventeen‘s current issue. An angry discussion is under way about how Seventeen,YM and Teenconsistently sugarcoat the reality of teen life and grossly underestimate the intelligence of their […]