Bustle Launches Nylon Digital Issue, Delays Print Edition 

After acquiring fashion, music and cultural site Nylon last summer, Bustle Digital Group is ready to unveil its digital relaunch today — but its print issue has been delayed due to the coronavirus. The relaunch includes a new and improved web site plus its first digital issue under Bustle, with cover star actress and singer Maya Hawke shot at a colorful Brooklyn abode before the lockdown. The print aspect was originally due later this year and just before COVID-19 spread throughout the U.S., the thinking was more around spring next year. Now, the virus’ impact on the media industry and advertising landscape has pushed that back to fall 2021. Bustle is insistent, though, that it’s committed to a print issue, which will be the only one in the whole company. “[Print has been delayed] because of the coronavirus and what it’s done to the industry and there’s uncertainty there and it’s a big project and undertaking for us and we’ll have to hire people. We’re still really excited about it,” said Emma Rosenblum, editor in chief of Bustle’s lifestyle arm, which includes Bustle, Elite, Romper and The Zoe Report. “The timeline has just been pushed back somewhat and I still think that it really

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