Margaret Wheeler Johnson
@mwjohnso
Executive editor @theskimm, formerly @Bustle @Romper
Also, to whoever is lucky enough to work with @aprilhussar and @ElizabethAngell next: I am so jealous, and you are so lucky.
I was too crushed to post about being laid off back in January, and this turn of events is crushing anew. I'll forever be so proud for the work we did @romper and so grateful for this incredible, dear, illuminating, and overall damn fun chapter of my life.
One of the most fun parts of it all was getting to work with so much INCREDIBLE talent. One of the big moments was the news spreading like wildfire across Slack one day: "We got Meaghan O'Connell?!"
So in an, um, effort to create more efficiency across brands, our beloved @romper is going to be operating at a really reduced rate with a limited budget. I'll still be publishing some features and Romper still exists but it's the end of an era. 💔
"Incredible, dear, illuminating, overall damn fun." @aprilhussar really sums it up.
I was too crushed to post about being laid off back in January, and this turn of events is crushing anew. I'll forever be so proud for the work we did @romper and so grateful for this incredible, dear, illuminating, and overall damn fun chapter of my life.
Just want to say how much I loved @Romper and what an honor it was to build and work on it. Big love to the editors and writers who grew it with us and those who took it to new heights (and a National Magazine Award) under @ElizabethAngell. We grew up together.
Dream pairing.
Excited to join @AliciaMenendez at 7pm
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