Entertainment Weekly & 5 other magazines are going all-digital

They’re about to be a page of publishing history. Entertainment Weekly and InStyle are among six Dotdash Meredith-owned magazines that will cease all print operations, leading to the cutting of about 200 jobs, according to a memo CEO Neil Vogel sent to staff Wednesday.

EatingWell, Health, Parents and People en Español will also move to a digital-only model, according to the memo. The April editions will be the last for the affected titles.

“This is an important step in the evolution of Dotdash Meredith,” Vogel wrote in the memo. “We have said from the beginning, buying Meredith was about buying brands, not magazines or websites.”

The number of jobs being slashed as a result represents less than 5% of the total Dotdash Meredith staff, a spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily News.

“These valued employees have helped create some of the best media brands in the world,” read the statement. “We thank them for their years of dedication and are committed to helping them make a smooth transition.”

Meredith was purchased for $2.7 billion last year by Barry Diller’s IAC media group.

While the print industry had been struggling in the years leading up to COVID-19, the pandemic exacerbated the battle as readers, stuck inside, largely sought out online resources.

“It is not news to anyone that there has been a pronounced shift in readership and advertising from print to digital, and as a result, for a few important brands, print is no longer serving the brand’s core purpose,” Vogel said in Wednesday’s memo, noting Dotdash will invest $80 million across all brands.

“Today’s step is not a cost savings exercise ... it is about embracing the inevitable digital future for the affected brands.”

The company plans to focus its print efforts on its remaining magazines such as People and Southern Living.