Samhita Mukhopadhyay became the new executive editor of teen vogue

Now Samhita Mukhopadhyay announced to be new executive editor, she comes to Condé Nast from the Millennial digital news site Mic.com, where she led the site’s coverage of Standing Rock, The Movement for Black Lives, Islam phobia, trans issues, and sexual assault on college campuses in her  role as senior editorial director of culture and identities. Mukhopadhyay is a former executive editor of Feministing.com, the coeditor of “Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance and Revolution in Trump’s America,” and the author of “Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life.”

“I have admired Samhita’s work from afar for quite some time. I deeply respect her ability to tackle complex topics and distill them in a sensible way for a young, engaged, and conscientious audience,” said chief content officer Phillip Picardi. “After getting to know Samhita through this process, I am confident that her experience as an editor and a leader is exactly what we need to further propel Teen Vogue into the future.”

Mukhopadhyay’s prior experience will fit in well with the woke Teen Vogue, which has developed a buzzy, politically and socially progressive identity for Generation Z since the 2016 presidential election. Last November, Condé Nast said that as a result of company-wide budget cuts, Teen Vogue, by then a quarterly, would become digital-only. Last month, editor in chief Elaine Weltered left the title and Phillip Picardi, who also oversees Them, Condé Nast’s digital LGBTQ publication, was named chief content officer of the brand.For over a decade, Feministing has been at the forefront of online feminist media, producing bold, uncompromising feminist analysis, fighting for concrete, real-world change, and building an engaged community of young feminists. From the beginning, Samhita has always been a huge part of that story. We’re so proud and excited to see her in this new role carrying forward the legacy of uplifting young feminist voices–especially of those who have been historically marginalized–raising consciousness, and spurring positive progressive change.

One of the first writers to join the blog, Samhita was at the helm of Feministing when we first started writing for the site almost a decade ago. She was a mentor and an inspiration, which showed us how you could infuse a deep knowledge of feminist theory into highly accessible writing on a range of topics and could create a site that brought the same sharp, authentic feminist lens to covering everything from Beyoncé to Islam phobia. Even then, we knew she would go on to do big things, and girl, do we have the receipts.

“I am deeply impressed with Teen Vogue’s coverage of the most important issues impacting young women’s lives today, as well as with Phil’s leadership,” Mukhopadhyay said. “I am honored and excited to help lead this vibrant and inspired team to expand and deepen their coverage on everything from body positivity, fashion, pop culture, Black Lives Matter, college sexual assault, and more.”

Teen Vogue also announced that Ella Cerón was promoted from West Coast and evening’s editor to deputy editor. We’ve been impressed with the unapologetically feminist coverage that Teen Vogue has been putting out in recent years. And the decision to hire Samhita is a sign of many more great things to come from the outlet. We’re excited to see where Samhita takes it as she continues the work she started so many years ago here at Feministingas per website.