Editing Us Weekly (section)

== History ==
Us was launched as a fortnightly publication in 1977 by [[the New York Times Company]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Us Weekly Is Sold to National Enquirer Publisher |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/business/media/us-weekly-national-enquirer-american-media.html |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=15 March 2017}}</ref> The magazine lost money before turning its first profit in 1980. It was sold later that year to [[Macfadden Media]]. It was acquired by [[Jann Wenner]] in 1985 and is a part of Wenner Media LLC, which also publishes ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[Men's Journal]]''. In 1991, ''Us'' became a monthly publication.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disney Will Add Us Weekly To Its Entertainment Lineup |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2001-02-28-0102280388-story.html |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref>

In 1999, the company announced plans to shift the ''Us'' publication schedule from monthly to weekly. The shift coincided with a change in style from industry news and reviews to a celebrity-focused news magazine. The move was a response to several market forces, including the success of Time, Inc.'s ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' and ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazines. Wenner expressed his intention to keep ''Us'' "celebrity-friendly" in contrast with the more gossipy character of its competitors. He told ''[[The New York Times]]'': "We will be nice to celebrities. A lot of my friends are in the entertainment business."<ref>{{cite web|title=Striking Back at the Empire; Wenner Media Takes on the Mighty Time Inc. In Transforming Us to a Monthly Magazine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/27/business/striking-back-empire-wenner-media-takes-mighty-time-transforming-us-monthly.html?pagewanted=all|work=The New York Times|date=September 27, 1999|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref>  The publication focuses on celebrity fashion as well as Hollywood gossip. [[Kelli Delaney]], current New York designer for [[Members Only (fashion brand)|Members Only]], formerly served as fashion director of the publication (1992–95). The change took effect in March 2000.

In February 2001, Wenner partnered with [[The Walt Disney Company]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kuczynski |first1=Alex |title=Disney to Take 50% Stake in US Weekly Magazine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/28/business/disney-to-take-50-stake-in-us-weekly-magazine.html |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=28 February 2001}}</ref> [[Bonnie Fuller]] worked as editor-in-chief of the publication from 2002 to 2003. She redesigned the title, creating the modern celebrity newsweekly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carr |first1=David |title=Seasoned Celebrity-Watcher Turns From Print to Web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/business/media/17fuller.html |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=16 July 2009}}</ref> She created such signature sections as "Stars Are Just Like Us."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaufman |first1=Amy |title=Bonnie Fuller Joins Penske's HollywoodLife |url=https://www.thewrap.com/bonnie-fuller-joins-penskes-hollywoodlife-4367/ |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=The Wrap |date=16 July 2009}}</ref> In July 2003, [[Janice Min]] took over as editor in chief with Victoria Lasdon Rose as publisher, and Michael Steele as executive editor. Steele took over for Min in 2009. [[Melanie Bromley]] served as the magazine's West Coast bureau chief from 2007 to 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kenneally |first1=Tim |title=Melanie Bromley Moves From Us Weekly to E! News (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/melanie-bromley-moves-us-weekly-e-news-35717/ |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=The Wrap |date=24 February 2012}}</ref>

In August 2006, Wenner Media re-acquired Disney's 50 percent stake, making the publication once again fully owned and operated by Wenner Media.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tronc Is Said to Pursue Us Weekly for More Than $100 Million |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/business/media/tronc-is-said-to-pursue-us-weekly-for-more-than-100-million.html |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=7 March 2017}}</ref> In 2017, the publication was sold to American Media, Inc.<ref name="auto"/> American Media, Inc. (AMI) became A360media in October 2020 and then merged with the McClatchy local news and information company to operate as the McClatchy Media Company (MCC) as of December 2024.