Candid Austin Teen Magazine
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| Candid Austin Teen Magazine | |
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Spring '07 issue of Candid Austin Teen Magazine |
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| Editor | Lisa Gu, Amber Makhani, Helen Wang, Kae Wang |
| Categories | Local, Teen |
| Frequency | Bi-annual |
| First issue | Fall 2006 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | candidaustinteen.com |
Candid Austin Teen Magazine is the first magazine published, written, and run solely by teenagers for college-bound teenagers in Austin, Texas. The second issue of Candid was released on March 19, 2007. Candid is a 32-page full-color publication free to all residents of the Austin area[1].
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[edit] History
Candid was created in May 2006 by Lisa Gu, Amber Makhani, Helen Wang, and Kae Wang. Working through summer break, the four high school students assembled the first issue of the magazine. With the help of Mandy Grewal and some other students, the editors sold advertisements and conducted fundraisers to cover the $5,000 cost of printing 5,000 copies[2].
For its second and subsequent issues, Candid expanded staff to include reporters, school representatives, graphics designers, and advertising representatives[3].
[edit] Staff description
Reporters write stories about Austin-related or college-related issues that affect teenagers. School representatives coordinate interviews and distribute the final products. Advertising representatives sell advertisements to cover the cost of printing the magazine. Graphics designers design advertisements. Editors design the page layouts, edit and place the stories, tweak the advertisements, contact the publisher, contact press, and fill in any leftover gaps. Candid allows all teenagers living in the Austin area to apply for a position on staff via an online application[4].
[edit] Distribution
School representatives bring stacks of the free magazine to the teachers in Austin-area schools who request copies. The schools that distributed the first issue of Candid were: Anderson High School, Cedar Park High School, Connally High School, Hendrickson High School, LBJ High School, Leander High School, McNeil High School, Pflugerville High School, Round Rock High School, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Stony Point High School, Westwood High School, and Westlake High School[5].
Also, copies can be picked up at the Round Rock Public Library, select Austin Public Library branches, and select Amy's Ice Cream shops. The first issue was also found at BookPeople, select CoCo's Cafes and could be requested via mail[6].
[edit] Press coverage
The production of the first issue of Candid was featured by The Austin American-Statesman, News 8 Austin[7], KVUE News, The Round Rock Leader, The Daily Texan[8], and many other media sources.
