White magazine closes
By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Monday, 19th November 2018 at 11:56amPopular bridal publication White magazine has ceased operation.
Publishers Luke and Carla Burrell wrote in an official blog post over the weekend that they could no longer continue the business because of the backlash over not featuring same-sex couples on the pages.
The publication had received enquiries from readers on the topic of same-sex marriages since last year’s plebiscite and subsequent legalisation.
The Burrells pointed out that a campaign against White earlier this year was damaging to the point that they lost advertisers and the staff was harassed. Couples featured in the magazine were also targeted online for harassment.
White has been in operation since starting out in the Hunter Valley back in 2006.
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