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July 25, 2005

Tell-all blogger at Ladies Home Journal loses her job

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Posted by Dominic Basulto

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The identity of the anonymous magazine editor behind the blog Jolie in NYC was finally revealed, after much speculation by blogs such as Gawker. She's a 24-year-old Barnard grad who blabbed about the goings-on at Ladies Home Journal. Once her bosses found out, she was out of a job -- the latest blogger booted for tell-all exploits within the corporate walls. Not only that, but Seventeen magazine has apparently also yanked an offer, leaving the young blogger high and dry.

What enraged her bosses most of all was the scandalous tales of corporate perks lavished on anyone in a position to write up beauty products reviews -- items like "Marc Jacobs wallets and coats, plane ticket vouchers, iPods, overnight stays at the Mandarin Oriental, yearlong gym memberships..."

Over at her Jolie in NYC blog, Nadine Haobsh (the anonymous blogger) has a few words of warning for other insider types who plan to spill the beans:

"To all you would-be bloggers out there: even if you truly are "just being funny" or "don't really mean it", think before you write. And definitely don't write about your industry: things will absolutely be taken out of context or interpreted incorrectly, and that's just not fun for anybody."

According to Jossip, Ladies Home Journal is now putting in place a blogging policy to dissuade other would-be bloggers to dish out the dirt.

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