Janice Min

Quick Facts

Full Name	Janice Min
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Aug 13, 1969(1969-08-13)
Age	55
Birthplace	Atlanta
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Janice Min Biography

Janice Min is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on August 13, 1969 in Atlanta, United States. Janice Byung Min was born August 13, 1969 and is an American media executive. Her career began in journalism. She worked at People magazine, InStyle and was editor-in chief at Us Weekly between 2002 and 2009. She was an executive who relaunched the entertainment industry publications The Hollywood Reporter (and Billboard)

Min quit People after five years and joined Life Magazine briefly as an assistant managing editor. Adweek reports that Min was unhappy at Life because it had a slower pace than a monthly publication. Min quit Life in 1998 after less than one year to join InStyle, where she held the same job title. She was responsible for the creation of InStyle Weddings, and InStyle Makeover. Min left InStyle in 2001 and began looking for a new job.

In 2002, Min applied for the editor-in-chief position at Us Weekly and was instead hired as an executive editor under Bonnie Fuller, who became editor- in-chief. The following July, Fuller resigned and Min was appointed to take her place.

In December 2009, the CEO of Prometheus Global Media, Richard Beckman, acquired The Hollywood Reporter. According to The Daily Beast, The Hollywood Reporter was “in a death spiral”. It had become too friendly to the celebrities it covered and was losing readership to competitor Daily Variety. After seeing in The New York Post that Min was moving to Los Angeles, Beckman began courting her to lead the publication’s turnaround. She was named editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter in May 2010.

Min was a staff writer at People magazine when she joined it in 1993. Min didn’t have an interest celebrity gossip but was looking for work and knew someone who worked at People magazine. Min was initially a struggle at People. One of her coworkers said that Min was a poor writer. Paula Chin, the then- senior editor at the magazine, mentored Min. Min was better suited for the job as People started to focus more on lighter stories. The “Style Watch” section became a weekly feature. Min covered fashion. Min was promoted as senior editor in 1997.

Janice Min Net Worth

Janice Min is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Janice Min 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Min, who was 16 years old, moved to New York City in order to attend Columbia University. She met her husband Peter Sheehy at Columbia University, where she received a history degree. The same university also gave her a master’s in journalism.

Min started her journalism career as a reporter at The Reporter-Dispatch, Westchester County, New York in 1991. Min covered crime, planning and other topics.

According to The New York Times, Min turned Us Weekly into one of the magazine industry’s “major success stories”. Public interest in celebrity news was growing, as was the magazine’s circulation. In her role at Us Weekly, Min had a significant impact on popular culture and was influential in creating an industry for celebrity gossip. For example, Us Weekly was largely responsible for the popularity of the reality TV show about a couple with eight children, Jon & Kate Plus 8, after it featured John and Kate on the cover of eight sequential issues. Min focused much of the publication’s editorial on reality TV stars, rather than actors and singers. According to Adweek, Min positioned celebrities as the reader’s friend who “can take a little good-natured ribbing” and fostered more cooperative relationships with celebrities. According to Elle, Min depicted celebrities as people that “may make dumb, even craven, moves, but are never villains”. According to The Los Angeles Times, Min “softened the tone and made it much more friendly to stars”. Min also created a calmer environment in the workplace, which had previously been dramatic and contentious. Under Min’s tenure, the publication’s circulation grew from 800,000 copies per week in 2000 to 1.9 million by 2009.

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Who is Janice Min Dating?

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Janice Min currently resides in Los Angeles, with her husband, Peter Sheehy, who is director of a nonprofit organization calledKidUnity. They have three children – Lila, Tate and Will. In 2019, it was reported that Min purchased an $8 million mansion located in Brentwood, Los Angeles. She previously bought two properties in the Pacific Palisades in 2010 and 2017 respectively.

Facts & Trivia

Janice Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Janice Min celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.