The newly hired editor-in-chief at Teen Vogue resigned after old, inappropriate social media posts resurfaced this month.
Alexi McCammond, 27, who was announced as the next top editor of the publication on March 5, shared the news of her departure on Thursday.
“My past tweets have overshadowed the work I’ve done to highlight the people and issues that I care about — issues that Teen Vogue has worked tirelessly to share with the world — and so Condé Nast and I have decided to part ways,” she said in a statement.
TEEN VOGUE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF APOLOGIZES FOR PAST TWEETS AMID STAFF COMPLAINTS
The tweets McCammond sent years ago were criticized for being offensive toward Asians, and she issued a public apology in 2019, when they first came to light. They resurfaced upon Condé Nast’s announcement of her selection as staffers issued a public statement, questioning her hire.
In the statement posted on Twitter, McCammond, a former political reporter for Axios, acknowledged that “I shouldn’t have tweeted what I did and I have taken full responsibility for that. I look at my work and growth in the years since, and have redoubled my commitment to growing in the years to come as both a person and a professional.”
Stan Duncan, the chief people officer at Condé Nast, announced McCammond’s separation from the company in an email to the staff on Thursday afternoon, obtained by the Washington Examiner.
He said her appointment “brought many difficult and important conversations to the forefront over the last few years,” and he noted that McCammond was “straightforward and transparent about these posts during our interview process and through public apologies years ago.”
“Given her previous acknowledgment of these posts and her sincere apologies, in addition to her remarkable work in journalism elevating the voices of marginalized communities, we were looking forward to welcoming her into our community,” he said.
Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue and chief content officer of Condé Nast, praised McCammond as one of the “best of our next generation of leaders” in the statement announcing her hiring.
“Her interest in fashion, wellness and important issues in the lives of the Teen Vogue audience and broad knowledge of business leaders, elected officials, influencers, photographers and filmmakers is unrivaled, and I’m so very pleased that she will be bringing her expertise and talents to our team,” she said.
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One of McCammond’s criticized tweets read, “Now googling how to not wake up with swollen, asian eyes.” Another said, “Give me a 2/10 on my chem problem, cross out all of my work and don’t explain what i did wrong…thanks a lot stupid asian T.A. you’re great.”
McCammond’s private life has also recently made headlines. Her boyfriend, former White House staffer T.J. Ducklo, resigned last month after it became known that he berated a reporter for inquiring about the potential conflict of interest a reporter who covers the Biden administration might have while dating an administration staffer.
