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| − | ''Complex'' is a multifaceted media platform serving content on youth culture that's based out of New York City. It initially launched as a bi-monthly magazine aimed at young males (ages 16-29), founded by fashion designer Mark Eckō in 2002, but quickly became attracted to the fast-developing digital field, and after the January/December 2016 issue, ceased its print operation.<ref>http://digiday.com/publishers/how-complex-straddles-the-ad-network-publisher-divide/</ref> Online, ''Complex'' reaches over 90 million unique users per month across all of its different properties, which include owned-and-operated staples such as video series Complex News and music site Pigeons and Planes.<ref>http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/complex-media-expands-to-give-dudes-their-due-1200923355/</ref> ''Complex'' reports on fashion, pop culture, music, sports, sneakers and, most recently, politics, usually doing so through a niche cultural lens that favors the tastes of streetwear and hip-hop. | + | ''Complex'' is a multifaceted media platform serving content on youth culture that's based out of New York City. It initially launched as a bi-monthly magazine aimed at young males (ages 16-29), founded by fashion designer Mark Eckō in 2002, but quickly became attracted to the fast-developing digital field, and after the January/December 2016 issue, which featured Pusha T and Sofia Richie on the cover, ceased its print operation.<ref>http://digiday.com/publishers/how-complex-straddles-the-ad-network-publisher-divide/</ref><ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7604456/complex-media-shutters-print-magazine-14-years</ref> Online, ''Complex'' reaches over 90 million unique users per month across all of its different properties, which include owned-and-operated staples such as video series Complex News and music site Pigeons and Planes.<ref>http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/complex-media-expands-to-give-dudes-their-due-1200923355/</ref> ''Complex'' reports on fashion, pop culture, music, sports, sneakers and, most recently, politics, usually doing so through a niche cultural lens that favors the tastes of streetwear and hip-hop. |
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Revision as of 22:45, 19 February 2017
Complex is a multifaceted media platform serving content on youth culture that's based out of New York City. It initially launched as a bi-monthly magazine aimed at young males (ages 16-29), founded by fashion designer Mark Eckō in 2002, but quickly became attracted to the fast-developing digital field, and after the January/December 2016 issue, which featured Pusha T and Sofia Richie on the cover, ceased its print operation.[1][2] Online, Complex reaches over 90 million unique users per month across all of its different properties, which include owned-and-operated staples such as video series Complex News and music site Pigeons and Planes.[3] Complex reports on fashion, pop culture, music, sports, sneakers and, most recently, politics, usually doing so through a niche cultural lens that favors the tastes of streetwear and hip-hop.
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