Alexi McCammond steps down as Teen Vogue editor-in-chief after backlash for anti-Asian tweets

27-year-old former Axios reporter Alexi McCammond will no longer be editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. Her decision comes after anti-Asian tweets from 2011 resurfaced, and both staff and readers (including Olivia Munn and Daniel Dae Kim) called for her resignation. McCammond published a statement on social media, explaining her decision. She wrote:
I became a journalist to help lift up the stories and voices of our most vulnerable communities. As a young woman of color, that’s part of the reason I was so excited to lead the Teen Vogue team in its next chapter. My past tweets have overshadowed the work I’ve done to highlight the people and issued that I care about–issues that Teen Vogue has worked tirelessly to share with the world–and so Condé Nast and I have decided to part ways.
I should not have tweeted what I did and I have taken full responsibility for that. I look at my work and growth in the years since, and have redoubled my commitment to growing in the years to come as both a person and as a professional. I wish the talented team at Teen Vogue the absolute best moving forward. Their work has never been more important, and I will be rooting for them. There are so many stories left to be told, especially those about marginalized communities and the issues affecting them. I hope to have the opportunity to re-join the ranks of tireless journalists who are shining light on the issues that matter every single day.