27. Janice Min

Doing my homework for English classes I found an interesting podcast I’ll present to my professor in less than two weeks. This is an interview with a famous guest hosted by Alec Baldwin. His show is called ‘Here’s the thing’. The famous guest is Janice Min.

Long story short:

Janice Min is well-known in the United States for her work for famous magazines like ‘Us Weekly’ and ‘the Hollywood Reporter’. She started as nobody, as she stated in the interview. Having graduated from the Columbia University, she was hired by Us Weekly’s Jann Wenner (the same guy who owns the Rolling Stone magazine) and worked as the executive editor under famous / unfamous Bonnie Fuller. Because of the clashes between Jann and Bonnie (due to creative differences) Wenner offered Janice a different job. She became the editor in Chief. The newsstands’ sales were high.

The experience she gained there was then used to transform another magazine. The Hollywood Reporter had a hard time trying to keep readers interested. Before the Janice era it was known for low quality dishonest writing. She moved from New York to California and totally changed the magazine’s direction. It became a must read for all industry players. She immediately knew what to do to make that happen.

I’ve never heard about that figure before but having listened to the whole podcast I feel inspired. She’s a gifted and powerful woman admired by many. She wanted to earn some money and ended up totally transforming the business. She’s a wife and the mother of three children. She seems invincible.

And it seems like I’ve found a role model...