Autonomy

or more stupid then ever before.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23340329

Boston bomber front cover. People outraged.

Good. No?

Bob

It's a saw issue locally, as can be expected, but other wise, it's just people being dumb as the magazine is more newsy than music these days.

hong_konger

It always amazes me that one minute the Brits are fighting for free speech and non censorship but you object to what appears on the cover to be a perfectly reasonable and interesting article about how a promising student ended up becoming a terrorist. What the f***k is wrong with that ? Is it because they published a decent photo of him on the front cover ? Do you think it should have been one of those awful mug shots like that of Ian Brady the moors murderer, the same awful mug shot that has been used for the past 40 odd years !! Thats the whole f****k point. How can someone transform from that to being a terrorist !!!

Bob

It's a US cover and issue...

hong_konger

Being USA's bitch we are simply following the bandwagon.

shiva

Journalism has been dead for a while.

It's all about fear and hate mongering now. If you don't tick one of those boxes you must be a terrorist sympathiser or a conspiracy nut.
The west has dug itself into an Orwellian hole that I fear we shall now never escape.

The Dean

If, say, Time or Newsweek used that photo on the cover, I assume there would be no complaints?

Dumbo

Probably......maybe the difference is that Rolling Stone is perceived as a lifestyle magazine as opposed to a news magazine.

Millhouse

you are surprisingly upbeat today Shiva, what happened?

weasel decentral

I think you are missing the point a little, I doubt anyone is trying to censor the article or what they have to say.
The picture has been deliberately chosen to frame him in a rock star , cool guy kind of light so people are objecting to what at first view looks like a glorifying picture of the bomber.
Surely you can imagine how some could be offended by that. And of course it's exactly the reaction the magazine was hoping for.

shiva

it's still early and i haven't had to deal with anyone yet

The Dean

Quite - I haven't read the article about the alleged Boston bomber, but I am given to understand it is a serious piece about how an 'ordinary' guy became a terrorist, with analysis and research about his family background, exposure to extreme elements, etc.......... Rolling Stone's circulation figures have fallen in recent years - perhaps readers just want sex and drugs and rock n' roll.......

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Kix

Fair play to Rolling Stone though, they got what they wanted, loads of people talking about it, going to their website, even buying the mag.

I reckon it's great short-term marketing.

Autonomy

Konger got the wrong end of the stick (and jumped in with 2 feet, without looking) - I think it is a totally fair and correct photo to use, that fits RS readership, the story and also editorial style.

Have people forgotten that Hunter S Thompson wrote for RS for years?

My point was more about the knee jerk reaction to the cover.

And yes other magazines have used the same image hundreds of times.