Rolling Stone Cover
Controversy: Magazine Issues Statement, Defends "Thoughtful" Coverage: - it features Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev and teases how he "became a monster" - the magazine has come
out with an online statement.
As an editor's note to the
Web version of the story, Rolling Stone writes:
“Our hearts go out to the
victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, and our thoughts are always with them
and their families. The cover story we are publishing this week falls within
the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stone’s long-standing commitment to
serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural
issues of our day. "
It continues:
"The fact that
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age group as many of our readers,
makes it all the more important for us to examine the complexities of this
issue and gain a more complete understanding of how a tragedy like this
happens.”
Along with stinging
criticism from those who feel the cover story is inappropriate, CVS has
announced a boycott of the issue.
The chain says it will not
sell the August edition of Rolling Stone "out of respect for the victims
of the attack and their loved ones."
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