Us Weekly
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Us Weekly (a.k.a. Us or US) is a magazine founded in 1980 by Jann Wenner, the editor of Rolling Stone, to compete with Time-Warner's People magazine. It contains photos and articles focusing on celebrity style, weddings, fashion, gossip, etc. It is published in the United States every Friday. In the mid-1990s, Wenner sold a 50 percent stake in the magazine to Disney. For most of its first twenty years as a monthly magazine, US badly trailed its main competitor, People magazine, and consistently lost money. After Bonnie Fuller became a main editor in February 2002, the magazine began to publish weekly, and took on a more sensational style, not unlike a supermarket tabloid.[1] The change in style and issue frequency resulted in an increase in readership. Other competitors include In Touch Weekly, Life and Style, and OK! magazines. In July 2003, Janice Min took over as editor-in-chief.
It was announced in February 2006 that the star that has been featured more than any other during the past 4 years in Us Weekly is Jessica Simpson, who appeared in over 300 articles and covers. One of the most popular sections is "The Fashion Police," featuring snarky comments from comics and stylists about celebrity fashion faux-pas. In March 2006, their website became a blog.
On June 15, 2006, it was announced that Janet Jackson's Us Weekly cover was the highest selling issue in the magazine's history.[2]
