Is The Magazine Industry Becoming The Next Victim Of The Anti-Woke Backlash?

Amac Reports: The liberal push to inject far-left politics into every aspect of American life has had some surprising downstream effects, one of which is the complete woke takeover of the magazine industry – even magazines that ostensibly have nothing to do with politics. But just as other businesses have seen consumer backlash over their decision to become partisan propaganda outlets, magazines may be facing a reckoning of their own.

As far back as 2018, the onetime teenage fashion magazine Teen Vogue was touting its “evolution” from fashion to “activism.” In an interview with ABC News, editors at the magazine celebrated how they took “an aspirational fashion magazine for fashion lovers” and shifted it into one focused on “news, politics and social justice.”

“Our readers’ lane includes politics now,” they stated. “It’s a political world.”

Covering the complex world of politics could indeed be useful for young people. But Teen Vogue’s “coverage” has instead read more like DNC talking points.

In September, the magazine accused Republicans of “trying to censor LGBTQ history.” A feature piece from 2016 accused Donald Trump of “gaslighting America” and “attempting to destabilize the truth and weaken the foundations of American freedom.” The magazine has also been outspokenly pro-abortion and anti-Israel .

But Teen Vogue is just one example of a trend that has echoed across the entire publishing ecosystem. Rolling Stone magazine was once the gold standard for news in the music world. Now, the front page of their website promotes far more political hit pieces on conservatives than it does actual music.

In fact, on Google, Rolling Stone’s “Politics” section is listed higher than their “Music” section. Late last year, the magazine celebrated how it was able to grow its audience by focusing on “Creators” and “events” alongside “politics.” Meanwhile, its print readership continued to decline, and its music coverage wasn’t even discussed.