Vogue magazine was slammed for its article about the White House Christmas Portrait, titled, “What’s Up With This Year’s Surreal White House Christmas Portrait?” with one critic calling it an “utter piece of garbage” hit piece.
The article accuses President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump of looking “like cutouts.”
Meanwhile, it also said the two “are also holding hands, a move that is famously out of character for them.” At the same time, the article said the cheery demeanor of the Trumps “feels so strangely off.”
The article does not have an author, as noted by Media Research Center vice president Dan Gainor, who slammed Vogue for publishing the article.
Gainor added that “major media have done more to discredit legitimate journalism than anything their critics—even Donald Trump—could ever do,” with such attacks.
Financial Struggles?
Vogue is owned by Conde Nast, a mass media company that owns “Ars Technica,” “Glamour,” “Vanity Fair,” “Wired,” “Pitchfork,” “Teen Vogue,” and “GQ.” It’s a subsidiary of Advance Publications.But the company has been struggling in recent years.
The Times article also said, “Last year, Conde Nast lost more than $120 million. It has put three magazines, ‘Brides,’ ‘Golf Digest’ and ‘W,’ up for sale, and announced that it would end regular print publication of one of its oldest titles, ‘Glamour.’”
NBC reported the firm has struggled in the media’s overall shift to digital, meaning few paid ad pages. Over the past several years, the firm has laid off staff, merged magazines, and cut costs. Meanwhile, some of its longtime editors, including Graydon Carter, were forced into retirement.