Editing Rolling Stone (section)

===Tsarnaev cover===
The August 2013 ''Rolling Stone'' cover, featuring then-accused (and later convicted) [[Boston Marathon bombing|Boston Marathon bomber]] [[Dzhokhar Tsarnaev]], drew widespread criticism for "glamorizing terrorism", and was called a "slap in the face to the great city of [[Boston]]".<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rolling-stone-cover-featuring-boston-marathon-bombing-suspect-stirs-online-backlash/|title = Rolling Stone cover featuring Boston Marathon bombing suspect stirs online backlash|date = July 17, 2013|website= CBS News|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130717163158/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57594141/rolling-stone-cover-featuring-boston-marathon-bombing-suspect-stirs-online-backlash/|archive-date = July 17, 2013|df = mdy-all}}</ref> The online edition of the article was accompanied by a short editorial stating that the story "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".<ref name=reitman>{{cite magazine|last=Reitman|first=Janet|title=Jahar's World|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/jahars-world-20130717|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 24, 2013|date=July 17, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726050713/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/jahars-world-20130717|archive-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref> The controversial cover photograph that was used by ''Rolling Stone'' had previously featured on the front page of ''[[The New York Times]]'' on May 5, 2013.<ref name=wemple>{{cite news|last=Wemple|first=Erik|title=Rolling Stone's Tsarnaev: Did the New York Times face a backlash?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/07/17/rolling-stones-tsarnaev-did-the-new-york-times-face-a-backlash/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=July 24, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722091511/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/07/17/rolling-stones-tsarnaev-did-the-new-york-times-face-a-backlash/|archive-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref>

In response to the outcry, New England–based [[CVS Pharmacy]] and [[Tedeschi Food Shops]] banned their stores from carrying the issue.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/17/cvs-tedeschi-rolling-stone_n_3611805.html|title = Rolling Stone's 'The Bomber' Issue Banned By CVS, Tedeschi Foods|date = July 17, 2013|work = The Huffington Post|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130718013350/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/17/cvs-tedeschi-rolling-stone_n_3611805.html|archive-date = July 18, 2013|df = mdy-all}}</ref> They were later joined by [[Walgreens]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/biz-beat/2013/jul/17/cvs-dropping-rolling-stone-edition-boston-marathon/ | last=Seward | first=Christopher | title=Rolling Stone defends mag cover; CVS, Walgreens drop Rolling Stone edition on Boston Marathon suspect | work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | date=July 17, 2013 | access-date=July 17, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720231240/http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/biz-beat/2013/jul/17/cvs-dropping-rolling-stone-edition-boston-marathon/ | archive-date=July 20, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Rite-Aid]], [[Kmart (United States)|Kmart]],<ref name="kmartriteaid">{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/retailers-rock-stars-rip-rolling-stones-boston-bomber-cover/ | title=Retailers, rock stars rip Rolling Stone's Boston bomber cover | work=Fox News | access-date=July 18, 2013 | date=July 18, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719044442/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/07/18/retailers-rock-stars-rip-rolling-stone-boston-bomber-cover/ | archive-date=July 19, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Roche Bros.]], [[Stop & Shop]],<ref name="cover photo">{{cite news | url=https://tmz.com/2013/07/17/cvs-boycott-rolling-stone-boston-bomber-cover/ | title=CVS Boycotting Rolling Stone Over Boston Bomber Cover | work=TMZ | access-date=July 17, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719234944/http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/17/cvs-boycott-rolling-stone-boston-bomber-cover/ | archive-date=July 19, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[H-E-B]], [[Walmart]],<ref name="HEBwalmart">{{cite news | url=https://www.chron.com/business/local/article/H-E-B-won-t-be-selling-a-roiling-Rolling-Stone-4672578.php | last=Morton | first=Neal | title=H-E-B won't be selling a roiling Rolling Stone | work=The Houston Chronicle | date=July 18, 2013 | access-date=July 19, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722054240/http://www.chron.com/business/local/article/H-E-B-won-t-be-selling-a-roiling-Rolling-Stone-4672578.php | archive-date=July 22, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[7-Eleven]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilonsky|first=Robert|title=Dallas-based 7-Eleven joins list of retailers banning issue of 'Rolling Stone' featuring Dzhokhar Tsarnaev|url=http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/dallas-based-7-eleven-joins-list-of-retailers-banning-issue-of-rolling-stone-featuring-dzhokhar-tsarnaev.html/|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|access-date=July 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721082824/http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/dallas-based-7-eleven-joins-list-of-retailers-banning-issue-of-rolling-stone-featuring-dzhokhar-tsarnaev.html/|archive-date=July 21, 2013}}</ref> [[Hy-Vee]], [[Rutter's Farm]], [[United Supermarkets]],<ref name="cstorerollingstone">{{cite news | url=http://www.csnews.com/top-story-corporate_responsibility-more_c_store_retailers_join_rolling_stone_boycott-64104.html | title=More C-store Retailers Join Rolling Stone Boycott | work=Convenience Store News | date=July 18, 2013 | access-date=July 19, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722161659/http://www.csnews.com/top-story-corporate_responsibility-more_c_store_retailers_join_rolling_stone_boycott-64104.html | archive-date=July 22, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Cumberland Farms]], [[DeMoulas Market Basket|Market Basket]],<ref name="augustrollingstoneissue">{{cite news | url=http://www.cw56.com/news/articles/local/boston/10011177596673/some-stores-won-t-sell-new-issue-of-rolling-stone/ | title=Some stores won't sell new issue of 'Rolling Stone' | work=CW 56 Boston | access-date=July 17, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212032320/http://www.cw56.com/news/articles/local/boston/10011177596673/some-stores-won-t-sell-new-issue-of-rolling-stone/ | archive-date=December 12, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> and [[Shaw's]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_23679228/mass-supermarkets-wont-carry-rolling-stones-tsarnaev-cover | title=Mass. supermarkets won't carry Rolling Stone's Tsarnaev cover | work=The Lowell Sun | access-date=July 17, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213023908/http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_23679228/mass-supermarkets-wont-carry-rolling-stones-tsarnaev-cover | archive-date=December 13, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Boston mayor [[Thomas Menino]] sent a letter to ''Rolling Stone'' publisher [[Jann Wenner]], calling the cover "ill-conceived, at best ... [it] reaffirms a message that destruction gains fame for killers and their 'causes'." Menino also wrote, "To respond to you in anger is to feed into your obvious market strategy", and that Wenner could have written about the survivors or the people who came to help after the bombings instead. In conclusion he wrote, "The survivors of the Boston Marathon deserve ''Rolling Stone'' cover stories, though I no longer feel that ''Rolling Stone'' deserves them."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=513983038667049&set=a.513799432018743.1073741828.513576305374389&type=1&theater |title=Tijdlijnfoto's |website=Facebook |access-date=July 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101113330/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=513983038667049&set=a.513799432018743.1073741828.513576305374389&type=1&theater |archive-date=January 1, 2016 }}</ref>