Teen Scene Magazine
Teen Scene Magazine is an online magazine for teenagers by teenagers. The magazine publishes between 8-10 issues per year typically on or around the 10th of each month. Teen Scene's content focuses primarily on four different channels: real life, beauty, music, and movies/TV. Teen Scene and its parent company, Kennedy Omnimedia, is based in Northwest Indiana outside of Chicago, Illinois.
The Beginning
In May 2000 at the young age of 13 Chad Kennedy started Teen Scene Magazine. His first interview was with the boyband *NSYNC on March 3rd, 2000 to promote their album, No Strings Attached. The first issue of Teen Scene was published on May 10th, 2000 and featured *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and Britney Spears on the frontpage. The website attracted around 20 hits the first month.
Present -
Teen Scene Magazine is the leading online magazine for teenagers and young adults, by teenagers and young adults. The magazine employs between 10-20 volunteer writers and editors who write new articles each month. Currently, the magazine attracts nearly 150,000 readers per month. It recently launched a spin-off website called, Insider Gossip, which is a regularly updated blog AbOUT celebrity gossip.
Media Coverage
Teen Scene has been featured in newspapers, magazines, websites, radio, television shows, and movies. The magazine was first mentioned in the hit Disney movie, The Princess Diaries (film), starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway. It was also a regular feature on the Nickelodeon television show, Fairly Odd Parents, and NBC's sitcom, American Dreams. Other coverage has included Entrepreneur.com, Amazing Kids, Orlando Sentinel, and YPulse.com, KISS-fm 103.5 Chicago, among others.
See also
List of Teen Magazines