DoubleDutchMag
By Erin Brereton,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Urban mag mixes meaningful and trivial articles.
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What’s It About?
Self-proclaimed urban digital magazine Double Dutch (which you can subscribe to from DOUBLEDUTCHMAG.COM) aims to make teen girls feel confident, adventurous, and inspired. With articles about school issues, relationships, sports, beauty, fashion, and celebs, the 32-page publication -- whose first issue can be viewed online for free using a page-flipping program that mimics a print magazine -- features a conversational, teen-friendly tone in articles about study \"skillz\" and avoiding peer pressure.
Is It Any Good?
Mostly, DoubleDutchMag.com hits its mark. Articles are upbeat, fun, and touch on the wide range of topics that are important to tween and teen girls, from friend jealousy to lip gloss flavors. The articles are a little light on original journalism -- the Fantasia cover story seems pieced together from already-published interviews and another celeb section has no quotes -- but experts wrote some pieces, including one offering monetary advice from a financial advisor. And the magazine gets points for featuring personal essays and women of several different ethnicities in its celebrity sections and fashion shoot.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what information in these types of publications is worth reading. Why do tween and teen magazines focus on a lot of trivial stuff? Would serious magazines aimed at the same age group sell as well? Families can also discuss why it might not be a good idea to contact a stranger on MySpace, even if you clicked over to that page from a legitimate site. Why would it be dangerous to reveal personal information like your email address or your MySpace page address to a stranger?
Website Details
- Genre: Brand Sites
- Pricing structure: Free
- Last updated: November 4, 2015
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