If your objection is that the cover photo glamorizes Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and presents him as an enticing role model to young readers because of his looks then you’re rightly concerned about something that has nothing to do with Rolling Stone. If your objection is that the cover photo humanizes Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and presents him as a multi-demensional -- even sympathetic -- figure, well you have just confronted one of humanity’s starkest truths: that we are all humans, endowed with a tremendous capacity for both evil and empathy. Again, your concern has nothing to do with Rolling Stone. If your objection is that the cover photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev disrespects the victims of his alleged crimes because it focuses on the criminal rather than the crimes then you’re arguing for such a narrow view of journalism and journalistic priorities that the end product would probably do little to educate, enlighten, and engage readers. If your objection is that Rolling Stone’s intention is to drive sales with sensational cover photos, well, yeah. Then again, see the photos above, linked online, to drive traffic. --Top comment after the article
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:18:23 +0000
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