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Location: Democratic Peoples Republic of Redneckistan
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Originally Posted by fightforlove
I didn't know that setting off bombs and killing people could get you on the cover of RS. I always thought you had to become a talented, acclaimed musician. Huh, learn something new every day in America...
That's kind of the way it used to be...musician or somebody related to the culture of it...I quit reading RS many years ago and now will never start again....ALL media has lost its credibility over the past decade or so...its about the bucks,not the truth and the two never intersect.
I don't know the editorial thought process that went into this decision, or any RS cover decision, but I assume $$ is the driving factor. Is it going to get attention, get people talking and get people to fork over money? If so, it's probably a good business decision. There is nothing wrong with the face of a killer or criminal on the front page of anything, it's been done that way since print media was invented, but there is a certain "catch" about a Rolling Stone cover and they seem to be reaching for something beyond the limits of what they stand for....smells like desperation doesn't it? How in trouble is that magazine financially anyway?
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Originally Posted by muleskinner
That's kind of the way it used to be...musician or somebody related to the culture of it...I quit reading RS many years ago and now will never start again....ALL media has lost its credibility over the past decade or so...its about the bucks,not the truth and the two never intersect.
While I agree about media in general there is still some good writing out there. RS published an essay by Hunter S Thompson soon after 9/11 that was one of the best pieces I've read about 9/11 and its consequences and I can't find a damn link to it attributed to RS.
WHO would ever think a media outlet would engage in attention grabbing in pursuit of $$$?
Just shocking!
Isn't that the basis for the entire existence of Fox News?
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