With controversy swirling over the latest Rolling Stone
cover - 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. "
"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."
Where do you stand? What do you think of the magazine
putting Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover?
