J-14 magazine

J-14 is a teenage magazine printed monthly. It is published by Bauer Publishing, the United States division of the German firm Bauer Verlagsgruppe. Like the majority of teenage magazines, it contains common features like teen gossip, quizzes, fashion, hot couples, posters and more with celebrities that pertain to the readers. The first issue was released in January 2000.

Circulation

An annual survey in 2007 by Experian Simmons Research of Fort Lauderdale, Florida found that J-14 tied Nickelodeon Magazine among American girls 8 to 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 in 2006. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/28/business/media/28fanzine.html OMG! Cute Boys, Kissing Tips and Lots of Pics, as Magazines Find a Niche]

Miley Cyrus Hoax

J-14 found itself at the center of a controversy in the fall of 2007, when it was rumored to have reported that actress Miley Cyrus was pregnant. The rumors started after celebrity web sites picked up a fake article from J-14 magazine, which claimed the “Hannah Montana” star was pregnant, and multiple blogs and fan pages lit up with the news. Shortly thereafter, J-14 made a statement denying having made the report and pointed out the page from their July issue had been spoofed to make the report. [cite news |first=Elizabeth |last=Olson |title=It’s Pimples, Not Pregnancy, for the Teenage Star Miley Cyrus |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/01/business/media/01hannah.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |work=The New York Times |date=2007-10-01 |accessdate=2008-01-07] As reported by MSNBC:

The doctored article featured fake quotes from the 15-year-old Disney channel actress. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20957841/ Despite rumors, Miley Cyrus not pregnant]

References

External links

* [http://www.j-14.com J-14 web site]