Layoffs Sweep Across Rolling Stone, US Weekly


Wenner Media has laid off more than a dozen people across its three magazines: Rolling Stone, US Weekly and Men’s Journal, according to a spokeswoman for the company.

The spokeswoman declined to elaborate on the layoffs, but a Wenner staffer said the cuts occurred in the last few days and stretched across the editorial and business sides of the magazines. They were also equally weighted across all three titles, part of a shift in resources from print to digital, this person explained.

Last year, Gus Wenner, the 24-year-old son of Rolling Stone co-founder and Wenner Media owner Jann Wenner, was given control of the company’s digital arm. His responsibilities extend across both the editorial and business sides of the magazines’ websites.

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