EOC WEEK 3: ROLLING STONE
Rolling stone magazine is based off popular culture but their articles can be seen as risky and they’re infamous for their cover images. SO, how did this magazine get its start in the world and what has it become today. Rolling stone is a magazine published every 2 weeks to keep up with the current pop culture news. The still current editor and chief Jann Wenner founded the magazine in San Francisco. During the 1990s, the magazine changed its format to appeal to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. This led to criticism that the magazine was emphasizing style over substance.
In recent years, the magazine has resumed its traditional mix of content, including in-depth political stories. It also has expanded content to include acclaimed coverage of financial and banking issues. As a result, the magazine has seen its circulation increase and its reporters invited as experts to network television programs of note. The first issue was November 9th 1967. The cover star of this issue was Jimi Hendrix. This began a lifestyle for the magazine and soon it was growing bigger over night. The current issue of rolling stone you can see features the bomber of Boston and many people grew into a offense over this. Rolling stone seems to pride itself in controversial stories that will give them a shock factor opposed to other pop culture magazines. I see rolling stone dying down in the near future because it seems technology has been the new thing that everyone must have. Their magazine is still up and running but they are just not up to their full potential when it comes to technology.