Brittney McNamara
@brittneymac15.bsky.social
Journalist + editor ✨ Pulitzer Center grantee ✨She/her.
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What the Conversation on Teens and Wegovy Is Missing
When teens enter the weight loss meds chat, it's more important than ever to disentangle health from thinness — but how?
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“You never see big celebrities who people say are hot,” Natalie says. “You only see really skinny people.”
The number of teens taking GLP-1s for weight loss is skyrocketing. We know — sort of — what that means for their bodies, but what about their mental health?
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The number of teens taking GLP-1s for weight loss is skyrocketing. We know — sort of — what that means for their bodies, but what about their mental health?
www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-...
Social media has a misinformation problem that’s making teens (and everyone, really) unable to spot the truth. Here’s my latest about how some creators are working to fix that.
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Creators are helping teens sift through the flood of misinformation - News Creator Corps
Frequent exposure to social media misinformation can make it even more difficult to discern what’s real and what’s fake online.
newscreatorcorps.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Social media has a misinformation problem that’s making teens (and everyone, really) unable to spot the truth. Here’s my latest about how some creators are working to fix that.
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/crea...
newscreatorcorps.org/2025/11/crea...
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Introducing Information Wasteland, a package about misinfo on the internet –– from AI iterations of digital blackface to a growing "alt-right pipeline" among wellness influencers –– edited by former features director @brittneymac15.bsky.social: www.teenvogue.com/information-...
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Introducing Information Wasteland, a package about misinfo on the internet –– from AI iterations of digital blackface to a growing "alt-right pipeline" among wellness influencers –– edited by former features director @brittneymac15.bsky.social: www.teenvogue.com/information-...
I got a pitch today about how to talk about getting laid off, so it feels like a good time to say that I was laid off from Teen Vogue after almost nine years as they fold the magazine into Vogue. I did the work of a lifetime there and I’m so proud.
As President Bartlet would say, “what’s next?”
As President Bartlet would say, “what’s next?”
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I got a pitch today about how to talk about getting laid off, so it feels like a good time to say that I was laid off from Teen Vogue after almost nine years as they fold the magazine into Vogue. I did the work of a lifetime there and I’m so proud.
As President Bartlet would say, “what’s next?”
As President Bartlet would say, “what’s next?”
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday, along with 70% of my incredible team. @teenvogue.com
Thank you to everyone who has reached out. I am so grateful. For nearly 4yrs as Culture Editor, I was dedicated to humanizing and empowering young people. We move.❤️🩹🚀
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out. I am so grateful. For nearly 4yrs as Culture Editor, I was dedicated to humanizing and empowering young people. We move.❤️🩹🚀
Cash App: $kmcnab Venmo: @/kaitmcnab
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday, along with 70% of my incredible team. @teenvogue.com
Thank you to everyone who has reached out. I am so grateful. For nearly 4yrs as Culture Editor, I was dedicated to humanizing and empowering young people. We move.❤️🩹🚀
Cash App: $kmcnab Venmo: @/kaitmcnab
Thank you to everyone who has reached out. I am so grateful. For nearly 4yrs as Culture Editor, I was dedicated to humanizing and empowering young people. We move.❤️🩹🚀
Cash App: $kmcnab Venmo: @/kaitmcnab
So many couples on Love Is Blind season 9 are looking for "traditional" marriages and gender roles. The show has officially entered its trad wife era www.teenvogue.com/story/love-i...
'Love Is Blind' Is Entering Its Trad Wife Era
If you've found it tough to watch, it may be that the cast's desire for "traditional" values reflects of our winnowing rights.
www.teenvogue.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So many couples on Love Is Blind season 9 are looking for "traditional" marriages and gender roles. The show has officially entered its trad wife era www.teenvogue.com/story/love-i...
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"Efforts to cure autism are built on the false idea that there is something inherently wrong with us." Read the full #OpEd asserting that RFK Jr.'s autism “cure” is less about Tylenol than it is "fixing" autistic people who do not want or need fixing. ⬇️
RFK Jr.'s Autism "Cure" Isn't About Tylenol, It's About "Fixing" Autistic People Like Me
Efforts to cure autism are built on the false idea that there is something inherently wrong with us.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Efforts to cure autism are built on the false idea that there is something inherently wrong with us." Read the full #OpEd asserting that RFK Jr.'s autism “cure” is less about Tylenol than it is "fixing" autistic people who do not want or need fixing. ⬇️
"When someone promises a cure for something that is not a disease, like autism, that cure becomes a weapon to pathologize the very thing it claims to remedy."
Emma Cieslik on the danger and pain of RFK Jr.'s autism "cure."
www.teenvogue.com/story/rfk-jr...
Emma Cieslik on the danger and pain of RFK Jr.'s autism "cure."
www.teenvogue.com/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr.'s Autism "Cure" Isn't About Tylenol, It's About "Fixing" Autistic People Like Me
Efforts to cure autism are built on the false idea that there is something inherently wrong with us.
www.teenvogue.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"When someone promises a cure for something that is not a disease, like autism, that cure becomes a weapon to pathologize the very thing it claims to remedy."
Emma Cieslik on the danger and pain of RFK Jr.'s autism "cure."
www.teenvogue.com/story/rfk-jr...
Emma Cieslik on the danger and pain of RFK Jr.'s autism "cure."
www.teenvogue.com/story/rfk-jr...
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HAPPENING NOW: @tessholliday.bsky.social is our first #TeenVogueSummit keynote speaker in in conversation with @brittneymac15.bsky.social: "Do what you want to do, be what you want to be. Follow that voice in you.... Following my gut is ultimately how I got to where I am now." 👏
September 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HAPPENING NOW: @tessholliday.bsky.social is our first #TeenVogueSummit keynote speaker in in conversation with @brittneymac15.bsky.social: "Do what you want to do, be what you want to be. Follow that voice in you.... Following my gut is ultimately how I got to where I am now." 👏
Have you seen a woman on TikTok claiming to know the "strict beauty rules" producers secretly enforce on Love Island? The secrets are pretty plainly fake, but spoiler alert: so is the woman. This AI scam is designed to sell wellness products.
www.teenvogue.com/story/ai-lov...
www.teenvogue.com/story/ai-lov...
AI "Love Island" Wellness Scams Are All Over TikTok. Did You Fall For One?
www.teenvogue.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Have you seen a woman on TikTok claiming to know the "strict beauty rules" producers secretly enforce on Love Island? The secrets are pretty plainly fake, but spoiler alert: so is the woman. This AI scam is designed to sell wellness products.
www.teenvogue.com/story/ai-lov...
www.teenvogue.com/story/ai-lov...
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Lil Nas X faces felony charges of "battery" against an officer from an arrest during a mental health crisis in late August. I wrote about my family member's experience with police being sent during mental health episodes—still common for wellness checks—and how it ruined their life.
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Why Lil Nas X's Arrest Is More Proof Police Have No Business Treating the Mentally Ill
"Police generally aren’t trained or qualified to respond to mental health crises."
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September 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Lil Nas X faces felony charges of "battery" against an officer from an arrest during a mental health crisis in late August. I wrote about my family member's experience with police being sent during mental health episodes—still common for wellness checks—and how it ruined their life.
@teenvogue.com
@teenvogue.com
Fellow bisexuals, let’s not do this www.teenvogue.com/story/betty-...
Betty Who 'Holding Space' For Reneé Rapp to Date Men Feeds a Tired Homophobic Myth
“Questioning whether an out lesbian might some day return to heteronormativity enforces long-held lesbophobic ideas.”
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August 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Fellow bisexuals, let’s not do this www.teenvogue.com/story/betty-...
Piper Rockelle's childhood was the subject of a recent documentary, "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing." She talked to Teen Vogue about turning 18 and it's a reflection of what a monetized childhood in front of cameras can do.
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www.teenvogue.com/story/piper-...
Former Kidfluencer Piper Rockelle Is Ready to Be An Adult and Leave the Past Behind
“What if I think I’m going to have all these opportunities… and my life is going to be beautiful, but [it’s not] because of everything that’s still happened?"
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August 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Piper Rockelle's childhood was the subject of a recent documentary, "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing." She talked to Teen Vogue about turning 18 and it's a reflection of what a monetized childhood in front of cameras can do.
www.teenvogue.com/story/piper-...
www.teenvogue.com/story/piper-...
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today a UN body announced famine is in Gaza. this oped from New Disabled South connects US funding of Israel's starvation campaign to Trump's BBB cutting SNAP as fundamentally American.
"The U.S. allegedly has no money to feed its children or the world’s children, but has plenty of money for war."
"The U.S. allegedly has no money to feed its children or the world’s children, but has plenty of money for war."
From Famine in Gaza to Trump Cutting SNAP, Child Hunger is An American Pastime
"At home and abroad, the U.S. government is participating in starving people, particularly children, and calling it policy."
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August 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
today a UN body announced famine is in Gaza. this oped from New Disabled South connects US funding of Israel's starvation campaign to Trump's BBB cutting SNAP as fundamentally American.
"The U.S. allegedly has no money to feed its children or the world’s children, but has plenty of money for war."
"The U.S. allegedly has no money to feed its children or the world’s children, but has plenty of money for war."
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📣 Happening next month: The 2025 Four Freedoms Awards will honor leaders advancing democracy, dignity, and justice.
This year’s laureates embody FDR’s bold vision of freedom—from the power of journalism to the fight against hunger.
Learn more: rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
This year’s laureates embody FDR’s bold vision of freedom—from the power of journalism to the fight against hunger.
Learn more: rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
August 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📣 Happening next month: The 2025 Four Freedoms Awards will honor leaders advancing democracy, dignity, and justice.
This year’s laureates embody FDR’s bold vision of freedom—from the power of journalism to the fight against hunger.
Learn more: rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
This year’s laureates embody FDR’s bold vision of freedom—from the power of journalism to the fight against hunger.
Learn more: rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
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We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
August 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
In the process of editing a story about gender and was reminded of this story written by @tialevingswriter.bsky.social. Resharing her genius with you: www.teenvogue.com/story/how-tr...
I'm a Former Trad Wife. I Know Exactly Why Young People Voted for Trump
The lure of simplicity is understandable, but it's really a tool to spread Christian Nationalism.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In the process of editing a story about gender and was reminded of this story written by @tialevingswriter.bsky.social. Resharing her genius with you: www.teenvogue.com/story/how-tr...
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I wish as many people wanted to actually click on Teen Vogue stories as like a post about our work being good and important, because this post is almost at 20k likes and that would be pretty good traffic!
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I wish as many people wanted to actually click on Teen Vogue stories as like a post about our work being good and important, because this post is almost at 20k likes and that would be pretty good traffic!
"Constant surveillance doesn’t make us safer, but it does erode our ability to connect with people, especially after planting the seed that any of us could become the next viral moment." @leximcmenamin.com connects the Tea app controversy and surveillance culture. www.teenvogue.com/story/the-te...
The Tea App Markets Itself As a Safe Whisper Network. It's Just More Digital Surveillance
The biggest red flag is that the Tea app seems to be an attempt to quick-fix on an individual level what is a structural problem — that is, misogyny — via surveillance culture.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Constant surveillance doesn’t make us safer, but it does erode our ability to connect with people, especially after planting the seed that any of us could become the next viral moment." @leximcmenamin.com connects the Tea app controversy and surveillance culture. www.teenvogue.com/story/the-te...
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Supplements are ubiquitous, and the marketing around them can be authoritative, chummy, and even confessional — personal promises that you can take control of your health. But there’s a catch: Manufacturers don’t have to prove that their pill, tincture, powder or tea is safe or effective. Read more:
Inside the Sketchy History of Supplements and Vitamins
If you take a supplement, you should read this.
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July 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Supplements are ubiquitous, and the marketing around them can be authoritative, chummy, and even confessional — personal promises that you can take control of your health. But there’s a catch: Manufacturers don’t have to prove that their pill, tincture, powder or tea is safe or effective. Read more:
Did you know that your vitamins and supplements aren't regulated by the FDA? They might not even contain what you think they do: www.teenvogue.com/story/supple...
Inside the Sketchy History of Supplements and Vitamins
If you take a supplement, you should read this.
www.teenvogue.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Did you know that your vitamins and supplements aren't regulated by the FDA? They might not even contain what you think they do: www.teenvogue.com/story/supple...
A third of teens are using AI chatbots for social interaction, but "9% say it’s easier to talk to AI chat bots than other people."
www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-...
www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-...
Some Teens Use AI Chatbots Because It's "Easier Than Talking to Real People"
And one-third use them for social interaction.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A third of teens are using AI chatbots for social interaction, but "9% say it’s easier to talk to AI chat bots than other people."
www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-...
www.teenvogue.com/story/teens-...
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Gen Z, experts, and estranged creators alike agree that going “no contact” does not mean “no community.” This is where they're finding it instead, and why they became estranged in the first place.
“I felt like I had two options and it was to end my life or rip it up into a million pieces.”
“I felt like I had two options and it was to end my life or rip it up into a million pieces.”
Inside the Lives of Estranged Gen Z — and the Communities They’ve Found to Cope
Young people, experts and estranged creators alike agree that going “no contact” does not mean “no community.” Here’s where they’re finding it instead.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Gen Z, experts, and estranged creators alike agree that going “no contact” does not mean “no community.” This is where they're finding it instead, and why they became estranged in the first place.
“I felt like I had two options and it was to end my life or rip it up into a million pieces.”
“I felt like I had two options and it was to end my life or rip it up into a million pieces.”
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“What we’re noticing in more dominant trends are these basic things we understand: Housing sucks, it’s hard to find, it’s not affordable, we can't live alone”
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...
No Plumbing? No Problem. Meet the Young People Living Out Your Actual Cottagecore Dreams in Intentional Communities
Disillusioned with societal structures, these young people are building their utopia from the ground up.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“What we’re noticing in more dominant trends are these basic things we understand: Housing sucks, it’s hard to find, it’s not affordable, we can't live alone”
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...
For these young people, living in intentional community is a political choice. “The American dream is just dying. No one my age takes that seriously. We see the world around us crumbling and there's no certain future." So, they're building "radical alternatives" www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...
No Plumbing? No Problem. Meet the Young People Living Out Your Actual Cottagecore Dreams in Intentional Communities
Disillusioned with societal structures, these young people are building their utopia from the ground up.
www.teenvogue.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For these young people, living in intentional community is a political choice. “The American dream is just dying. No one my age takes that seriously. We see the world around us crumbling and there's no certain future." So, they're building "radical alternatives" www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...