Tearaway Magazine
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| Editor | Rain Francis [1] |
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| Categories | Youth |
| Founder | John and Vicki Francis [1] |
| Founded | 1986 [1] |
| First issue | November 1986 [2] |
| Final issue | October 2014 [2] |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Based in | Whanganui |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
Tearaway Magazine was a free youth lifestyle magazine, founded in Whanganui, New Zealand in 1986. Known as The Voice of New Zealand Youth, it was aimed at teenagers and young adults in New Zealand.[1] It was founded by John and Vicki Francis and, after a series of changes of ownership in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it was then run by Publisher Rain Francis.[1] Rain, the Editor of Tearaway since 2009, announced in October 2014 that Tearaway was becoming fully digital, with the Term 4, 2014 edition of the magazine being its last printed issue.[3] Tearaway is now predominantly a magazine website, with its own YouTube channel, Tearaway TV.[4]
The content in Tearaway is created almost entirely by the Tearaway Mavericks, a group of young New Zealand writers, photographers, film-makers and illustrators gaining experience in the media industry.[5]
The name of the magazine was chosen because in New Zealand slang a "tearaway" is a bit of a rebel, which was thought to describe the magazine's readers. In addition, the founders intended to 'tear away’ from the style and attitude that most other publications had towards teenagers – to find new ways of presenting the stories of young people.
References
- ^ a b c d e About. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ a b Tearaway Mag the End of an Era Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ One News (October 24, 2014). Final print for Tearaway Magazine. TVNZ (Video). Auckland.
- ^ Tearaway Magazine - YouTube Channel. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Who are the Mavericks?.". Retrieved November 6, 2014.
External links
- Tearaway Magazine — official website