Claim: When Samantha Barry became the eighth editor of the US edition of Glamour Magazine in 2018, she was the first person to never have worked in print media before leading a Conde Nast magazine, and under her editorship, the US magazine ceased publishing a mothly print edition to focus on a digital-first model.
Evidence: She is the eighth editor of the title since it was founded in 1939. In 2018 she was announced as the editor of the US edition of women's magazine Glamour. Barry is the first person never to have worked in print media before leading a Condé Nast magazine. Under Barry's editorship, the US edition of the magazine ceased publishing a monthly print edition to focus on a digital-first model.