Janice Min

Who is Janice Min?

Janice Min is an American editor and writer who rose to prominence as the longtime editor of Us Weekly.

Born to a Korean American family, Min is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Journalism. Min began her career as a newspaper reporter in Westchester County, New York. She joined People magazine at the age of 23 as a staff writer, where she remained for five years. After stints at Life and In Style, she joined the new and struggling Us Weekly in 2002. The next year, Min was named editor in chief. A then-unknown in the industry, Min nearly doubled circulation, ushered in a new age of celebrity media and was credited with "wielding an Oprah-esque power over celebrity culture."

Min has been honored as Adweek’s Editor of the Year and Us Weekly, under her leadership, was on Adweek’s Hot List for four straight years, was awarded Advertising Age’s Magazine of the Year. and recognized as Cappell Circulation Report’s Performer of the Decade. Min was also named one of the New York Post’s Most Powerful Women in New York. In 2006, she was one of Crain’s 40 Under 40.

In August 2009, citing a desire to try something new, Min stepped down from Us Weekly.